I liked the look of these pillow coverings on line and didn't even realize that the flower pattern was done in gold sequins. It looks very elegant and even prettier in person. The pillows really dressed up my espresso-colored leather couches and brought just the level of sohpistication to my living room that I was looking for. It is really hard to find very stylish throw pillows...most of them are so ordinary. My 9 year old complained that the pillows weren't comfortable to lay on, but that's not really what I was going for. I am very happy with my purchase.