They do offer a little bit of padding which i find super helpful. before i got the covers my back would start hurting in longer drives and after i got the covers on, ive gone on 6 hour drives without any back pain. may not be the case for everyone but this is my experience with them.
also clazzio has some more modest designs if you want something abit more understated. I ordered mine from
http://www.guerillaracing.com/scion-fr-s-clazzio-seat-covers/