Anthracite Double-Thread Merino Turtleneck

The turtleneck done properly. Double-thread extrafine merino, knit at eight gauge in a family workshop tucked into the hills of Abruzzo that has been making this exact style for three generations now. The kind of knit that reads clean and considered under a sport coat during the week, and holds its own on a Saturday with cord trousers and a suede chukka. Not a novelty piece, not a sport knit, just a properly built rollneck cut to the shape of a grown man.

Two ends of extrafine merino plied together give the fabric its weight and its memory. It is warmer than a single-ply crew, dense enough that the ribbed collar sits up on its own instead of slouching against the jaw after an hour of wear, and structured enough to layer without bulking through the chest. The whole garment is dyed after knitting, which is why the surface has that faint tonal depth and lived-in hand instead of the flat printed finish you get from a piece-dyed yarn. Ribbed cuffs and hem finished with the same tight gauge as the collar so the silhouette holds through a long day.

Anthracite is the dark charcoal grey that lives quietly between navy and black, the shade that plays with everything already hanging in the closet. Wear it under a grey flannel jacket and it disappears cleanly beneath the lapel, letting the tailoring do the talking. Pair with raw denim and a suede boot and it does the heavy lifting for a fall Saturday. Layer it under an unstructured wool blazer for the office, or on its own with cavalry twill trousers when the temperature drops. Quiet enough for the weekend, solid enough for the corner office.

“Made in Italy”