Parada is an epingle velvet striped by texture as much as by tone: the viscose pile is woven in bands that alternate in depth and density, so the stripe emerges from shadow and sheen rather than hard contrast. It has the cool, dense hand that only a woven velvet achieves. With a Martindale rating of fifty thousand rubs it is comfortably up to everyday domestic seating, and it flatters curved, tailored upholstery where the pile can turn with the frame.
