Suit + turtlenecks

[stickonatree]

i agree that they have to create contrast. the only one i'd ever wear, though, are a light tweed jacket + black turtleneck. anything other than cotton would suffocate me, unfortunately.

 

[tiecollector]

Maybe a cashmere turtleneck with a tweed sport coat. Very difficult to not come off looking bad imo. I HATE the mock turtleneck, maybe turtleneckman can comment further.

 

[DocHolliday]

I don't care for the look, personally. But then, I only like very thick turtlenecks, and only on very rare occasions.

 

[SoCal2NYC]

I see a lot of guys on Friday evening walking around the UWS in a navy blazer and black turtleneck. It reminds me of some mid-90s/Seinfeld/Jopseh About ****. The only time I've done something similar is when wearing a dark suit, shirt and instead of a tie I wore a very thin black turtle neck under the black/purple/yellow stripe shirt.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Suit + Turtleneck = Child Therapist

Suit + Turtleneck + Birkenstocks + Wool Socks = What all Child Therapists aspire to. They probably own a Segway and a VW Beetle.

 

[chorse123]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

Suit + Turtleneck = Child Therapist

Raleigh St. Clair.

 

[Dedalus]

Originally Posted by alan

Yeah nice picture.

SO i guess a rather dark charcoal suit wouldnt go too well with black?
what about light grey?

White could work if you are an intense bald man with glasses:

 

[alliswell]

For our UK and Ireland readers:

Niiiiiice.

 

[SoCal2NYC]

Forgot to add a Swedish art gallery owner.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by Will

IMO, turtlenecks... are better suited for the suburbs and less formal cities cities than they are for Manhattan.

Well, in a world where people cared about how they dressed, maybe.

 

[Douglas]

I don't think I'd recommend one with any kind of business suit. I just can't see it.

Maybe with a tweedy country suit. And with a sports jacket, I think it's perfectly acceptable. I think tweed is the key here. Tweed or Houndstooth or something thick and textured.

 

[alan]

Originally Posted by Douglas

I don't think I'd recommend one with any kind of business suit. I just can't see it.

Maybe with a tweedy country suit. And with a sports jacket, I think it's perfectly acceptable. I think tweed is the key here. Tweed or Houndstooth or something thick and textured.

Yes, thanks for those who pointed that out.

I gather that the contrast works best when its the suit thats the more textured, and the turtleneck is thin.

Plus from pictures, id say that light suit + dark works better than dark suit + light?

 

[Degendorff]

I think that a suit + turtleneck looks like a bad guy from a 30's thriller. A friend of mine once dressed in a three-day beard, an off-white turtleneck, black dinner jacket with a shawl collar and black patent leather shoes. I don't know about the pocket square anymore. The occasion was a big dinner, a bit dancing, everybody in black tie, nothing that could harm your career. Most people knew each other. Normally I would say that an outfit like that looks horrible, but he "who knows the rules" wanted to break them and looked good that way.

Personally I hate turtlenecks...

 

[Dakota rube]

T-neck with a sportcoat is permissable, depending upon, as others have said, texture and contrast. T-neck with a suit is a definite no-no; I have a graduation portrait as proof.

 

[Soph]

Please ignore the dreaded hugo boss but it does capture the style.

There is some debate on rather to roll the neck or not as some will say you get the burt and ernie look.

Dormeuil had this styling in their fabric book last year I believe and quite predominatly, I like the look for lounges and a night out.