I recently (ok-it was a year ago I think), spoke to a fellow Johnston who is quite knowledgeable on the history of our clan and he told me about a few other versions of our tartan that I should look into. They were the "muted" and "weathered" versions. I looked them up and they are indeed amazing. I love them both, especially the weathered. My question is how did these other versions come about? Some make sense, but others (there is a black and orange Johnston tartan!) don't make sense. I assume other clan's tartans have similar versions as well.

Thanks!

AJ