I'm a real freak for travel clothing. I've been looking for years for something like this. The closest I came before was one by Prana that I love, but is a warmer and heavier fabric than this one. This bolero / shrug is lightweight, quick dry, no-wrinkle fabric. It's perfect to take traveling! Especially to countries that require a little more modesty or if you need to cover up when visiting churches or temples. Does well in hot and humid climates, too.It's the type of material that's more "shiny" (?) so it's not necessarily very dressy, but I think it looks super cute tied in front over a dress. I bought quite a few colors in both the 3/4 sleeve and full sleeve. The 3/4 has the option of wearing it more like a wrap around, using buttons on either side. I thought it looked a little frumpy like that in the ad, but it's not bad looking in person!I normally wear a M top. I bought both a S and M, and I liked the way the S looked on me better. A little tight in the upper arm, but the body was not as loose as the M.(I'll try to edit at some point and add photos)