The fabric is particularly absorbent, which is what we ask for towels, and the size is large enough to properly wrap a towel out of the shower.
One default, and again, it is the presence of these two large lighter bands, one near each end of the towel: it's nice on the picture (this is not true of Renoir, huh ... .), but hey, other than that, these bands are much less absorbent and somewhat rough so the practical value (not aesthetic) is pretty close to zero ...
