Its actually 22 pair...two pair each of 11 colors. Including the two shades of brown.

I ain't gonna dye hose. Synthetic fabric in the hose won't take a dye.

I understand about the shades of color - that's why I tried the Bison. It just doesn't go with tartans in a neutral way in the same way a tan/khaki hose does.

What baffles me is that I can buy tan/khaki hose all day long from the inexpensive hose vendors - and I have many pair from the inexpensive vendors. I'd just like a couple pair from a quality vendor.

I understand its my expectations that tan/khaki would be a basic color for any hose vendor but that Cheviot has a different idea. I'm giving them feedback....the decision remains theirs.

I found their list of vendors and went to every single one of the vendor websites to see if maybe there were some old ones or some weird ones - no joy. I did find the saffron traditional garter ties at Labhran (they called it cinnamon/saffron Matt) and I now understand why one of my large Lewis hose orders was drop shipped from New Hampshire.

But, I still want what I want when I want it....so both curious how tan/khaki gets overlooked and giving feedback that if they ever made kilt hose in a true tan/khaki (not bison) I'd buy a couple pair.