The turtleneck is one of those pieces that looks effortless on the right man and slightly wrong on everyone else, and the difference almost always comes down to fit and fabric. Too much volume in the neck and it looks like you borrowed it. Too thin a yarn and it loses its shape by lunchtime. We’ve been looking specifically at options that get the roll right, that sit close without strangling, and that work as a proper alternative to a shirt when you want to look considered without looking like you tried. These are not statement pieces. They are the kind of thing you reach for on a cold Tuesday and immediately feel better about. Merino and fine lambswool are doing the heavy lifting here, in colors that sit well under a blazer or a coat. The best turtleneck you own should make everything you put over it look sharper. These ones do exactly that.