A Sam (and David) Hober Tie Appreciation Thread - Page 106

I received an order of a couple ties (solid grenadine and pindot) and a pocket square about a week ago and I'm quite impressed. The ties feel nice and make good knots/dimples, and the pocket square has nicely rolled edges, everything to the dimensions I asked.

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Originally Posted by applky 

^ What?

 

You can also just ask David for his advice. He is very sharp.

Oh, of course! I just meant more generally when working with other tiemakers. Systematizing it saves some heartache.

But you are in good hands with David and that process wouldn't be necessary.

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Originally Posted by Vodking 

 

 

That is quite strange as I've worn my first Hober enough times to realise it's 1.5 inch too long for me.  Ideally, my tie would hit between the centre and bottom of my waistband but this one extends about half an inch beneath the bottom of the waistband with both blades the same length.

 

Well, this is quite the mystery. Are your shirt collars especially low?

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Originally Posted by sprout2 

 

Well, this is quite the mystery. Are your shirt collars especially low?

No, just a typical collar position.  I have a 15" collar and can fit just one finger between my collar and neck.

A tie is a very personal thing and there may be extenuating factors behind why we converge around a similar length and width despite different builds. 

Edit: I reread your posts better and redacted my comments. I see you have done some experimenting to arrive at what works for you. By the way, I was flicking around some old threads and saw Will of ASW mention that he likes his ties at 55'', and he is just shy of 6ft. This is all very intriguing and I suspect has something to do with how high or low we are wearing our pants on the waist, and how we each are defining high-waisted (i.e. somewhat high waisted on through to fishtail level).

Help e pick out a first order of Hober Ties!  I have paged through most of this topic and, despite having 25 or mor tes, I have no grenadine and no true solid ties.  I have mostly brioni and talbott (most Talbots are 7 fold).  I like heftier ties and prefer the brioni knots to the thinner fabric 7 fold talbott tho the latter's  thicker silk 7 fold, estate and best of class knot better.  Anyway, I want to try an initial order of 2 grenadine and one other.  After looking at this forum, I decided on a dark navy grossa until I noticed it was sold out.  I wear a lot of dark suits--charcoal grey and navy both solid and pinstripe and I would like at least one a tie that I could wear with a black blazer.  I am a lawyer and tend o go toward more conservative patterns.  I am also confused about Fina versus grossa (and 4 versus six fold!) but lean toward grossa at first blush.  

So, what to get in place of dark navy grossa?  Does this one make sense?  Eek, one left!  Does midnight blue go with black?

http://www.samhober.com/grenadine-grossa-pin-dot-silk-ties/grenadine-white-on-midnight-blue-pin-dot-silk-tie-1.html

or should I get a dark navy fina instead?  I like the idea of a burgundy or bitter chocolate too.  I think one fina and one grossa to start, but suggestions welcome as to which pairing are most welcome--and if certain colors are better in fina or grossa, that would be great to know.

Thinking of a regular silk tie, perhaps a lined 6 fold for my third choice.  Maybe a red tie like this:

http://www.samhober.com/macclesfield-print-silk-ties/macclesfield-silk-tie-131.html

A stripe:

http://www.samhober.com/macclesfield-print-silk-ties/macclesfield-silk-tie-131.html

Or (wild for me) a madder?

http://www.samhober.com/madder-print-silk-ties/macclesfield-madder-printed-silk-tie-7.html

thx for any thoughts!

Okay, got over indecision paralysis and ordered the garza grossa whit dot on midnight blue, the fina burgundy (tho it was hard not getting the grossa after seeing a lovely pic on this thread, but I thought I should try both), and a regular silk tie. http://www.samhober.com/dot-silk-ties/english-dot-silk-tie-3.html. I also ordered a bunch of swatches.  I kept the grenadines 4 fold lined tho am tempted to try one six fold and requested the red pin dot die in lined six fold (unless David thinks will be too thick).  Looking forward to joining the Hober club.  

Two questions. First, following are Drake's ties, but what would be the Sam Hober equivalent of the tie on the left? Forest Green garza grossa or fina?

Second question is, I am thinking of either garza fina or grossa in burgundy/dark chocolate/bitter chocolate. Which type of garza and color would you guys go with? I know the best answer is getting them all, but due to my limited budget, I have to be cautious (and meticulous).

Thanks aravenel & Cuttingboard. So foerest green grossa it is. In that case, I guess I will get fina for the third tie since I am also trying to get navy grossa.

Now burgundy, dark chocolate or bitter chocolate, that is the question...