Style Icon: Luca Di Montezemolo

The Marquis Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Chairman of Ferrari (nice job, no?), is one of the few men on this year's best dressed lists to actually warrant inclusion, in my opinion. Of course, he learned much from Gianni Agnelli, the acknowledged master.

It's been worn millions of times, but the photo shows that the basic combination of a navy suit and a white shirt can still be effective when properly deployed.

Reader Questions

From Jonathan

"How do I wear a crewneck sweater atop a shirt and tie without appearing as though I have a second Adam's apple? That is, I can't even see the knot on my tie when I've got one on, and then it just looks like there's an abnormal growth protruding from my neck."

One of the great dandies of the world until his death in 2003, Gianni Agnelli was photographed wearing his cashmere necktie's front blade outside his crewneck. Of course, we are not him. If you can't tolerate the bulge, consider removing the invisible necktie.

Longer term, use a different tool. Crew neck sweaters were designed to be worn without a necktie. V-necks, on the other hand, should be worn with one. The one exception should be when you're wearing a lightweight turtleneck or have some other way to close the neck. Consider the alligator shod fisherman in the drawing to the left and note that the vee of his sweater is deep enough to display the necktie. Avoid versions that are trying to pretend they are crews.