Ask for a turtleneck in Milan and the shop assistant will ask you which one.
A dandy on the Via Veneto
In Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960), a minor character in a tall folded collar gave Italy its word for the sweater: il dolcevita.
Dolcevita or lupetto
The dolcevita is tall and folds over. The lupetto, little wolf, stops halfway up the neck and slips under almost anything.
Summer pieces, November ready
She does not put her vest or blazer away. She slips a fine lupetto underneath and wears it straight into autumn.
The necklace goes on top
A small pendant worn over the knit, not under it, so it sits on the cloth like a brooch.
Start with one in ivory
One thin, close-fitting knit with a half-height neck, worn under the pieces you already love.