Wonderful answers all, especially paulhenry and Matt for the links as a refresher course. To be honest those responses were probably more what I was looking for anyway instead of many answers to all the "particulars" I listed.

Quote Originally Posted by ctbuchanan View Post
The ancient with it's more subtle colors requires a careful touch when matching jackets, vests, hose etc. The modern with its bold navy blue, forest green, red etc obviously lends itself to a much more dynamic palette. The choice is yours.
This is my lack of experience showing but in what way are subtle colors more difficult to match (what would Jock say? ) with jackets, hose, etc?