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If you’ve got a few nice ties to wear when you have to look natty, then the tie bar is a good choice to load up on a bunch of inexpensive ties. They will not look as good as others, and can’t hold a candle to Hober. They are hit or miss. 1 out of 3 will be so cheesy as to be embarrassingly unwearable. Most make an anemic knot, but once in a while you get a great looking tie, the rest are mediocre but serviceable. I have a good amount of them, and have sent back the worst. However as my better collection has grown, I find I rarely reach for them, as there is usually a better choice in my closet.
Now aside from the tie bar, Chipp or Hober, I never will buy a tie at full price. Most all of my purchases over the past 4 years have been BB Makers ties found at the outlets marked $3/99.
If I had to have only 2 ties, to span sports coats be they tweed, or worsted, as well as suits, I would make them either a grenadine and a madder, or both grenadine.
With the grenadine, you have no worries about pattern matching of the shirt or the jacket. The madder brings in a richness and depth that is incomparable. I would get one in a burgundy and the other navy. While a solid grenadine might seem boring, I have to stop myself from reaching for them each morning, as they seem to always be appropriate to the outfit I’m wearing, and they are the easy no brainer choice at 6:30 AM.
Since we are talking about only 2 ties, I would get both from Hober, as the quality for the price is probably about the best you will find. Chipp grenadines, had a problem with the cuvée, but he has changed the interlining, and they tie better now. I would not hesitate to recommend them, but again as it is only 2 I would go the extra mile and get the Hober as they still are noticeably better to tie. Since in the summer I lean toward linen and linen blends ties, and in the winter wear mostly tweed/flannel clothing, I prefer the grenadine grossa, as its heavier knit holds against heavier coarse fabrics. For year round I would get the Fina, or Prometeo.
Now aside from the tie bar, Chipp or Hober, I never will buy a tie at full price. Most all of my purchases over the past 4 years have been BB Makers ties found at the outlets marked $3/99.
If I had to have only 2 ties, to span sports coats be they tweed, or worsted, as well as suits, I would make them either a grenadine and a madder, or both grenadine.
With the grenadine, you have no worries about pattern matching of the shirt or the jacket. The madder brings in a richness and depth that is incomparable. I would get one in a burgundy and the other navy. While a solid grenadine might seem boring, I have to stop myself from reaching for them each morning, as they seem to always be appropriate to the outfit I’m wearing, and they are the easy no brainer choice at 6:30 AM.
Since we are talking about only 2 ties, I would get both from Hober, as the quality for the price is probably about the best you will find. Chipp grenadines, had a problem with the cuvée, but he has changed the interlining, and they tie better now. I would not hesitate to recommend them, but again as it is only 2 I would go the extra mile and get the Hober as they still are noticeably better to tie. Since in the summer I lean toward linen and linen blends ties, and in the winter wear mostly tweed/flannel clothing, I prefer the grenadine grossa, as its heavier knit holds against heavier coarse fabrics. For year round I would get the Fina, or Prometeo.
