Abstract: The vehicle seat has a supporting element in the form of a seat and/or back section with a padded core 2 in at least one piece for supporting a seat user, with a cover 9 that at least partially conceals the padded core 2, and with an anchoring channel on which the surface of the supporting element features an elongated depression 17. Provision is made for an anchoring device 21, 22, 24 which draws in the cover 9 at least indirectly along the anchoring channel in the direction of the seat core 2 into the supporting element. Between the cover 9 and the seat core 2 provision is made for a ventilation layer 55 through which air can flow that is curved to the contour of the depression 17 of the anchoring channel, at least partially following it, such that the ventilation layer 55 in the area of the anchoring channel essentially retains its layer thickness (d) in spite of the depression 17 in the surface.