I ordered a plain white fan before which appeared to be slightly shinier which looks beautiful. The fabric felt like actual silk and very easy to manage and manipulate. The wood part of the fan seemed very light weight. Absolutely gorgeous in the air. I ordered a second fan with a colored dye and it seemed noticeably heavier. I had to work harder to manipulate it and the silk seemed to fall from the air faster than the plain white fan and lacked the effortless wavy line. The wooden part of the fan seemed slightly thicker. I'm a little disappointed.