turtleneck
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I dismiss texts from two friends as I watch, admiring her aquarium-blue turtleneck.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
He quickly left Memphis for Chicago after the assassination and arranged various television appearances still wearing a turtleneck allegedly stained with King’s blood.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
“This brief fashion phase contrasted sharply with the minimalist black turtleneck and jeans that would later define his public image,” a description of the item states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
Leave it to Miss Prada and her design partner Raf Simons to inject some humor into a beloved basic like the turtleneck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
Some nights he favored button-down shirts with clip-on ties, while other evenings I arrived to find him dressed in flared slacks and snug turtleneck sweaters, a swag of love beads hanging from, his neck.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Initially, Joyce’s mock turtlenecks and hairspray-stiff wigs, combined with the featherlight, Zelda Rubenstein-esque voice Wever is putting on, seem like another car crashing into a pile-up.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
We hear that as an aspiring actress, Meghan - who went on to star in Suits - used to get so nervous from auditions she would get blotchy and have to wear turtlenecks.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
Lou, conversely, was the toast of the town: an institution-building entrepreneur and voluble drinking buddy known for wearing loud turtlenecks, cracking ribald jokes and eating like a barn animal.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
While Capote initially wears bow ties and tight suits, he soon moves to turtlenecks and sport coats in the 1970s, paired with bell bottoms and Gucci loafers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
A few people had gotten it right, in black turtlenecks and thrifted finds that cut a convincing impression of what people were wearing the night she decided that actually beatniks were the Worst.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
