This hooded cowl covers the shoulders and chest are. Hood and cowl are made with lambskin leather. If there are holes in the leather for either the hood or body, it will have a patch from the material color. In larger pieces of leather there are chances of holes when I get them. Instead of wasting the material you end up with a 1 of a kind item. A small on a 5'9" 180lbs male, it comes to around the top of the chest. A medium on a 5'9" 180lbs male, it comes to around mid chest. A Large on a 5'9" 180lbs male, it comes to around lower chest/almost waist line.