The turtleneck, a must for the season<

By Valérie Guédon Published , Updated

MEN'S FASHION - Or how this sweater will replace the shirt without a tie under the suit on Friday

While it appeared last March on the first poster of the next James Bond, the designer turtleneck from the English label N.Peal instantly fell out of stock. This sweater is currently making its big comeback, appearing on the poster for Spectre, the new opus of the famous agent 007. Like Steve McQueen in Bullit in 1968, Daniel Craig wears a fine black knit model under his holster.

In addition to movie sets, this anti-cold sweater par excellence already monopolized the fall-winter 2015-2016 catwalks of designers last January, from the most daring to the most formal luxury houses. Thus, the Gucci man wears this standard from the maritime wardrobe under a woolen suit trimmed in white like day pajamas when, at the Italian tailors Ermenegildo Zegna Couture and Canali, we find him slipped under a classic blazer, however mismatched with the trousers. “Contrary to popular belief, it is chic. It is much more elegant to associate it with a suit than an open shirt, often of an infinite sadness. Friday is definitely his day out, ”insists Jacqueline de Cossette, editor for the French version of GQ magazine.

It will therefore be popular in the office for the last day of the week, by convention the most relaxed. Alessandro Sartori, the artistic director of Berluti, puts it on under a cord-shaped jacket in soft leather that matches the shoes. A nod to dandies, the Italian also hides a small tied scarf in his funnel neck. And those who are afraid of looking like an advertiser from the 1980s or falling into a style that is too classic of a university nerd, just have to choose a fitted size, neither too tight nor too big, and avoid the total look. black, otherwise beware of the diving suit effect.