A Sam (and David) Hober Tie Appreciation Thread

[aravenel]

Looks like a grossa. The one on the right is a knit, not a grenadine.

 

[Cuttingboard]



Looks like a grossa. The one on the right is a knit, not a grenadine.

I second!

 

[strangedream]

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...

 

[Mildly Consumptive]



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...

Any of the three would be fine. I have the burgundy and bitter chocolate and they're almost interchangeable. Both are classics. Both look great with blue-based shirts. The bitter chocolate might be 3% more sophisticated.

 

[Claghorn]

Looks like grossa.

Bitter chocolate has a lot of green in it; it looks more brown on the website. Still a great color. However, I'd go burgundy or dark chocolate over that (and I'd even venture that dark chocolate might be a little better for grossa and burgundy for picolla, but that's my preference)

 

[Cuttingboard]

Forest Green and Bitter Chocolate!! Here's mine.

 

[sprout2]

I have a vague intuition that repp stripes have a tendency to look wider on the body than they actually are. Is there a rule of thumb about ordering those? Should they intentionally be ordered a little less wide than one would normally get?

 

[strangedream]

Any of the three would be fine. I have the burgundy and bitter chocolate and they're almost interchangeable. Both are classics. Both look great with blue-based shirts. The bitter chocolate might be 3% more sophisticated.

By any chance, can you post the picture of burgundy and bitter chocolate together? From what I have seen on this thread colors tend to look slightly different from the website. It might be just due to lighting, but extra pictures always helps.

Looks like grossa.

Bitter chocolate has a lot of green in it; it looks more brown on the website. Still a great color. However, I'd go burgundy or dark chocolate over that (and I'd even venture that dark chocolate might be a little better for grossa and burgundy for picolla, but that's my preference)

Thanks Claghorn. I'll take a note on that. Yeah, I am thinking of just getting my third tie as grossa too instead of fina.

Forest Green and Bitter Chocolate!! Here's mine.

Yeah, I have pinned those on my Pinterest. Btw are these both grossa?

 

[Cuttingboard]

I don't believe you get to select the size of the repp stripe, it's already woven into the pattern.

 

[Patrick R]

I don't believe you get to select the size of the repp stripe, it's already woven into the pattern.

He means the width of the tie, not the width of the stripes.

 

[strangedream]

I don't believe you get to select the size of the repp stripe, it's already woven into the pattern.

? No I meant that I liked the photo so I pinned it to my Pinterest album. And I was just curious whether both ties are grenadine grossa. I'm not going to get them as stripe.

 

[sprout2]

Major reading comprehension fail here so let me get you up to speed:

strangedream: They are both grossa gauze ties.

Cuttingboard: I mean the width of the tie and the perceived width of it as caused by the illusion of the stripes bisecting the body.

Patrick R: You win the $100,000 Pyramid.

My question still stands.....

 

[Al in Philly]

I have a vague intuition that repp stripes have a tendency to look wider on the body than they actually are. Is there a rule of thumb about ordering those? Should they intentionally be ordered a little less wide than one would normally get?

You're thinking too hard. If you like to wear a 3.5" tie (like myself), then order a 3.5" repp stripe tie.

The rule of thumb is order the Hober tie and wear the Hober tie.

 

[Al in Philly]

Bitter chocolate 7-fold piccola on tie Tuesday on the way to the office.

 

[Flyswatter]

Just emailed David about placing my first order for some Hober ties! I've decided on the following:

- Dark Navy Grenadine Fina: lined four fold, self-tipped
- Dark Red Grenadine Fina: lined four fold, self-tipped
- White Pindots on Dark Navy: lined four fold, untipped, hand-rolled edges

Can't wait to get them. Anyone with the above ties care to share some pics in the wild to whet my appetite while I wait on my order?