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4th October 16, 04:29 AM
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exotic sock colour-names
I know it's a fashion thing, to come up with exotic cool-sounding names for paint colours, clothes colours, and so forth.
As an artist, it strikes me as absurd, and a bit annoying. Many colours have widely understood names, why not use them? To me being clear is better than sounding hip.
This is what I'm talking about, these shooting socks.
You have the choice of the following colours: Rusticana, Rembrandt, Petrel, Cobblestone, and Tudor... what on earth are those supposed to mean? "Tudor" is a colour, really?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mens-1-Pair-...Lf-GpcrEVUdruA
Last edited by OC Richard; 4th October 16 at 04:33 AM.
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4th October 16, 04:44 AM
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I agree completely! As a colorblind person, I get extremely frustrated with color descriptions that aren't colors.
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4th October 16, 06:45 AM
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The Tudor rose was red AND white, so really a Tudor sock should be pink or Diced....
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give"
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
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4th October 16, 07:59 AM
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Confusion
The thing that confuses me is that they have six photos, but only five colors listed, making me wonder which is which!
Interesting colors though.
SM
Shaun Maxwell
Vice President & Texas Commissioner
Clan Maxwell Society
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4th October 16, 08:54 AM
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I recently purchased two pair of garter ties from the same manufacturer, one pair in petrol and the other in marzipan. Unfortunately neither pair are even close to the colour shown on the vendors website and with the names as such one cannot be sure. For example the marzipan set of garter ties appears almost canary yellow on the website, they are in reality a rather blah beige colour.
I will use them but the search continues for both a navy and bright yellow pair.
Being male is a matter of birth,
Being a man is a matter of maturity,
Being a gentleman is a matter of choice!
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4th October 16, 09:32 AM
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The person who knits these and sells them on eBay makes a bright yellow version (called gold) and often has them listed. Good stuff.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hand-Knit-Ki...QAAOSwYIxX7U-P
You can just see them in this photo:
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4th October 16, 10:13 AM
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I've bought from the same vendor on Etsy. Quality work!
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4th October 16, 12:00 PM
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 Originally Posted by ShaunMaxwell
The thing that confuses me is that they have six photos, but only five colors listed, making me wonder which is which!
The 6th color is unobtaineous.
Tulach Ard
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4th October 16, 04:35 PM
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Thank you for the lead on the bright yellow garter ties!
Being male is a matter of birth,
Being a man is a matter of maturity,
Being a gentleman is a matter of choice!
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4th October 16, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by The Q
The Tudor rose was red AND white, so really a Tudor sock should be pink or Diced....
When I heard "Tudor" my mind went straight to black & white...
Last edited by OC Richard; 4th October 16 at 05:45 PM.
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