The Turtleneck Comes Out of its Shell

At the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awards, where the red carpet teemed with actresses and designers dressed in complicated evening numbers of varying slits and cuts, the designer Rachel Roy was covered in a floor-length black skirt from her own collection and a sheer, flesh-colored turtleneck by Stella McCartney.

"I find that the turtleneck has one of the chicest silhouettes," Ms. Roy said later. "I don't always have to show a lot of skin, but what I do want to show all the time is a lot of brains. And the turtleneck is strong, elegant, smart. I'm a turtleneck believer."