From fisherman knits to reindeer-print cardigans, sweater weather has long been primetime for man-ogling — and this season’s surfeit of turtlenecks promises an abundance of particularly delightful eye candy. After all, there’s nothing like a knit neck-warmer to accentuate a jawline or emphasize a man’s sensitive side. A man in a turtleneck looks simultaneously regal and goofy — comfy, warm, happy, and sensible; like he could hold his own when faced with a cool breeze. Click through the slideshow for a look at the coziest men in the history of sweaters, including Paul Newman, Elvis, Tom Cruise, Kanye West, and many more.
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Elvis 1968 Photo: Corbis
Robert RedfordThe Way We Were, 1973
Paul NewmanWinning, 1969
Chiwetel EjioforFour Brothers, 2005
Orlando Bloom At Vanity Fair, Fisker Automotive, Orlando Bloom, and Sebastian Copeland Toast to the Sedna Foundation, 2012
Photo: Rachel Murray/...Orlando Bloom At Vanity Fair, Fisker Automotive, Orlando Bloom, and Sebastian Copeland Toast to the Sedna Foundation, 2012
Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images
Tom Cruise At the L.A. Premiere of Oblivion, 2013
Photo: Jason LaVeris/Getty Images
Kanye West At the AEC Artist Celebration and Pre-Grammy Brunch, 2005 Photo: Getty Images
Steve McQueenBullitt, 1968 Photo: Everett Collection
Michael FassbenderX-Men: First Class, 2011 Photo: Murray Close/Getty Images
Ice-T 1994 Photo: Corbis
Colin FirthBridget Jones's Diary, 2001
Photo: Everett Collection
Daniel Day-Lewis 1998 Photo: Darryl Estrine/Corbis
Patrick DempseySweet Home Alabama, 2002 Photo: Everett Collection
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Leaving Lenox Hill Hospital with their son, James Wilke Broderick, 2002
Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Image...Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Leaving Lenox Hill Hospital with their son, James Wilke Broderick, 2002
Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images
Usher, Giorgio Armani At the Keep a Child Alive Black Ball, 2005 Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
Sean PennThe Falcon and the Snowman, 1985
Photo: Everett Collection
Denzel Washington At the Berlin premiere of Flight, 2013 Photo: Getty Images
Nicolas CageSaturday Night Live, 1992 Photo: Getty Images
Jeff BridgesSee You in the Morning, 1989
Jamie Foxx At the Berlin premiere of Django Unchained, 2013
Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Julia Sweeney, Alec BaldwinSaturday Night Live, 1993 Photo: NBC/Getty Images
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