# Who designs the smocks that Fox News women wear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 17, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627 "2016-06-17T18:13:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/1 "2016-06-17T18:13:15Z")
Who designs the smocks that Fox News women wear? Would Doper women wear such threads? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/2 "2016-06-17T18:19:26Z")
What do you mean by “smock” because what I think of as a smock is not something I’ve ever seen on a newswoman, Fox or not. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/3 "2016-06-17T18:21:01Z")
["Don’t mock my smock](http://i.imgur.com/iE7dgCk.png) or I’ll clean your clock." ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/4 "2016-06-17T18:23:53Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > What do you mean by “smock” because what I think of as a smock is not something I’ve ever seen on a newswoman, Fox or not. This. And “smock” is the least appealing name for a piece of clothing I can think off, other than maybe “girdle” or “truss”. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/5 "2016-06-17T18:25:41Z")
“Frock” is pretty unappealing too ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/6 "2016-06-17T18:27:23Z")
Look at what they wear. Their dresses all look like they are from the same cut. I’ve never seen a woman on the street wearing such a fashion. Doper women, please chime in. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/7 "2016-06-17T18:28:02Z")
Yep, only a housefrau would wear a frock. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/8 "2016-06-17T18:29:55Z")
Maybe the OP meant “frocks” instead, making this a fashion question instead of whatever it sounds like now. [Here](https://www.google.com/search?q=fox+news+women&biw=1252&bih=734&tbm=isch&imgil=kV9bKnt7RRf1GM%253A%253BchF1dVp4PjxiIM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Faddictinginfo.org%25252F2013%25252F05%25252F24%25252Fim-not-wearing-pants-and-19-other-ridiculous-examples-of-sexism-at-fox-news-video%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=kV9bKnt7RRf1GM%253A%252CchF1dVp4PjxiIM%252C_&usg=__NWOKwBAInOyri1_qmDOyFGOkCNA%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjgvvrS16_NAhVY4GMKHWR6Ad0QyjcIKQ&ei=k0BkV6CpLtjAjwPk9IXoDQ#imgrc=-wZ3FkYgPvr1yM%3A) is a nice photo that may give a clue as to what the OP is talking about. The dresses seem very similar, with variations in sleeves and in one case a belt, but the shape and necklines are almost identical. My question for Fox viewers is, how superficial do you have to be that your female news anchors have to all be “hot” (and very few of the men are, IMHO)? I should ask my brother-in-law. eta: “hot” is in quotes because they don’t do a thing for me. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/9 "2016-06-17T18:39:33Z")
I’m the OP. Help me here. This is a [Frock.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frock) This is a [Smock.](https://www.google.com/search?q=smock&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9_Yzi2a_NAhUP2mMKHcHLCUkQsAQIRA&biw=1600&bih=799) Regardless, to me, all Fox women appear to wear a simple (and revealing) cut of dress. I’ve never seen this fashion on the street. Am I alone in observing this? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/10 "2016-06-17T18:43:03Z")
Thank you for brightening my day with that photo. 😉 I’d speculate Fox has guidelines for what their on air talent wears. The dresses the women wear are always similar. Just above the knee. Which is family appropriate and a bit sexy too. The dresses have high necklines. No exposed cleavages to upset the viewers. ---
**Author:** ![dofe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/11 "2016-06-17T18:44:53Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > I’m the OP. Help me here. > > This is a [Frock.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frock) > > This is a [Smock.](https://www.google.com/search?q=smock&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9_Yzi2a_NAhUP2mMKHcHLCUkQsAQIRA&biw=1600&bih=799) > > Regardless, to me, all Fox women appear to wear a simple (and revealing) cut of dress. I’ve never seen this fashion on the street. Am I alone in observing this? I live in Seattle and have seen women wearing these types of dresses in the warmer months. Where do you live that you don’t see them in the street? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/12 "2016-06-17T18:48:44Z")
> [@dofe](#): > > I live in Seattle and have seen women wearing these types of dresses in the warmer months. Where do you live that you don’t see them in the street? [Palo Alto Ca.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/13 "2016-06-17T19:11:49Z")
Not sure what the point of showing us pictures of frocks and smocks is, since that doesn’t help any of us address the question. If **Little\_Pig** does mean styles similar to the ones shown in \*\*Roderick’s \*\*link then I can tell you that’s a pretty common design that I and about a thousand other women here at my company wear some variation of. Can’t really give an answer until we understand the question. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/14 "2016-06-17T19:30:24Z")
The dresses shown on the FOX news picture are called sheath dresses and they’re very common in any business setting. They can be worn with a blazer or without. But somehow I doubt the OP was asking a fashion question. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/15 "2016-06-17T19:32:34Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Not sure what the point of showing us pictures of frocks and smocks is, since that doesn’t help any of us address the question. If **Little\_Pig** does mean styles similar to the ones shown in \*\*Roderick’s \*\*link then I can tell you that’s a pretty common design that I and about a thousand other women here at my company wear some variation of. Can’t really give an answer until we understand the question. The dresses worn appear to be very plain, like they were cut from a simple pattern. I guess you’ll need to tune into Fox to get my meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/16 "2016-06-17T19:33:51Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Who designs the smocks that Fox News women wear? Would Doper women wear such threads? [Here, enjoy.](http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/karen-scott-boat-neck-elbow-sleeve-dress-only-at-macys?ID=2623071&CategoryID=5449&LinkType=&selectedSize=#fn=DRESS_STYLE%3DBody-Con;;Sheath%26SPECIAL_OCCASIONS%3DDaytime%26sp%3D1%26spc%3D321%26ruleId%3D77%7CBS%7CBA%26slotId%3D26%26rdppSegmentId%3DCONTROL) They are even on sale through Saturday, so you can stock up. Did you maybe mean schmatte instead of smock? That’s the Yiddish word for rag which the New York garment district workers use sarcastically for their goods. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/17 "2016-06-17T19:34:27Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Regardless, to me, all Fox women appear to wear a simple (and revealing) cut of dress. I’ve never seen this fashion on the street. Am I alone in observing this? You cannot report the news without nice legs. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/18 "2016-06-17T19:44:22Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > The dresses worn appear to be very plain, like they were cut from a simple pattern. I guess you’ll need to tune into Fox to get my meaning. So **MoonMoon** was right, you aren’t asking a fashion question. Certainly not gonna watch Fox voluntarily just to find out what you’re on about. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/19 "2016-06-17T19:44:27Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > The dresses worn appear to be very plain, like they were cut from a simple pattern. I guess you’ll need to tune into Fox to get my meaning. … They’re pretty standard dresses; I really don’t get what you mean. And it makes sense to stick with simple cuts and designs – you can change the overall look with different accessories and you can rotate between them without being as noticeable. That second one is a big one, because women on tv news get unbelievable amounts of bullshit over their appearance, style, clothing. Like the OP here. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/20 "2016-06-17T19:47:41Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > My question for Fox viewers is, how superficial do you have to be that your female news anchors have to all be “hot” (and very few of the men are, IMHO)? I should ask my brother-in-law. I’m not a Fox News viewer, but I understand. A lot of TV stations tell you that the person who sits behind the anchor desk is some kind of seasoned journalist and that reading the script to you constitutes hard-hitting journalism. My reaction to that is “give me a break.” The people who gather and produce the news may be journalists, but it doesn’t take a journalist to read it off the script. So if you have to have someone sitting thee reading the news to you, why not have someone attractive (of whatever gender you prefer)? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627.md?page=2)