The above discussion reminds me of the "official" reaction of the art critics when S. Dali first exhited his "Sacrament of the Last Supper." They went ape over it. When in a few years it sold over a million prints, they suddenly found it "trite". Nuff said. Snobs come in all sizes, colours, and nationalities. The only question is, does it look good? (A lot of differences in taste here, of course). I have white, off white, green and diced red and green hose (my dress kilt has red, green yellow and azure). So what is the problem? Unbleached wool is a creamy white to gray-black in colour. So where is the problem?