# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/21 "2016-06-17T19:53:56Z")
Not just Fox. > **[Dozens of Lady Meteorologists Are All Wearing the Same Dress](https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/dozens-of-lady-meteorologists-are-all-wearing-the-same-dress-w158397/)** > > Dozens of lady meteorologists are all wearing the exact same frock — just $23 on Amazon — to fit in with strict dress codes. See the frugal tunic here ---
**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, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/22 "2016-06-17T19:56:22Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > I guess you’ll need to tune into Fox to get my meaning. Not if you paid 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, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/23 "2016-06-17T20:00:05Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Not if you paid me. How about if I give you a [cookie](https://www.google.com/search?q=cookie&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidkJS67K_NAhVBxmMKHbeeB2gQ_AUICCgB&biw=1600&bih=799)kayaker. Pick 'em. ---
**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, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/24 "2016-06-17T20:01:55Z")
I spent waaaaaay too long scrolling through cookie pics. Mmmmmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/25 "2016-06-17T20:03:55Z")
The cut itself (with more variation on necklines) is not unusual for professional women aged, say, 30-40. I think the bright colors are what makes it seem unusual. Black and white are both difficult colors on screen (black can make you look like a floating head, and white can wash you out), so they are wearing bright colors. In the real world, however, most dresses in these cuts are office-friendly neutrals. Office wear like this is also usually paired with a jacket or cardigan, particularly if it is sleeveless. ---
**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, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/26 "2016-06-17T20:15:12Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > The cut itself (with more variation on necklines) is not unusual for professional women aged, say, 30-40. > > I think the bright colors are what makes it seem unusual. Black and white are both difficult colors on screen (black can make you look like a floating head, and white can wash you out), so they are wearing bright colors. In the real world, however, most dresses in these cuts are office-friendly neutrals. > > Office wear like this is also usually paired with a jacket or cardigan, particularly if it is sleeveless. Well thank you even sven. I believe my ignorance has been defeated. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/27 "2016-06-17T20:41:29Z")
I’m not really the Fox news type, but I’d guess that I have six or seven sheath dresses in various solid colors that I wear to the office regularly. I think they’re pretty standard for offices on the more formal end of business casual. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/28 "2016-06-17T22:11:45Z")
And, exactly how much leeway does a male on-air commentator have in choosing his jacket and shirt? Only the tie color varies, ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/29 "2016-06-17T23:12:16Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > And, exactly how much leeway does a male on-air commentator have in choosing his jacket and shirt? Only the tie color varies, I think their pants legs have to be below the knee. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/30 "2016-06-17T23:37:03Z")
Hillary Clinton is the only woman I’ve ever seen on TV wearing a smock. I’ve never seen a more horrendous dresser, irl or media. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/31 "2016-06-18T03:44:35Z")
Do you mean just a simple shift like the Duchess of Cambridge is wearing in the bottom pictures? That’s a very popular style, and I’d wear it. I wouldn’t look like her or the Fox reporters, though. [http://www.news100.co.za/news/kate-middleton-duchess-of-cambridge-australian-tour-round-up-55345](http://www.news100.co.za/news/kate-middleton-duchess-of-cambridge-australian-tour-round-up-55345) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/32 "2016-06-18T03:49:15Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > [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. Looks like reunion of late-90s Playmates. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/33 "2016-06-18T04:55:52Z")
I personally wouldn’t wear a dress like that, because I just don’t have the figure for it . . . among other reasons. ---
**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 18, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/34 "2016-06-18T04:56:59Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Looks like reunion of late-90s Playmates. They look like The Stepford Anchors. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/35 "2016-06-18T08:25:04Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > They look like The Stepford Anchors. BINGO! We have a winner. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/36 "2016-06-18T14:04:43Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > 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. . They look like extras at a casting call for “Cherry 2000”. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/37 "2016-06-18T17:03:23Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > 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. Maybe we could be more sophisticated like our European cousins and show nudity during weather reports. ---
**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 18, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/38 "2016-06-18T17:27:36Z")
As the “lady meteorologist” phenomenon points out, TV presenters face a ridiculous set of restrictions when choosing clothing. Women face an additional problem in that a man can just wear the exact same suit every day with a different tie and no one will notice. A woman has to at least appear to wear a different outfit each day. So, women end up dressing very much alike on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/39 "2016-06-18T21:00:40Z")
They look very nice; and more importantly, very blonde. Sadly though, based on the use of the word **smock** , I expected Fox Newswomen to be issued Christian Modesty Attire, such as those splendid prairie gingham frocks to the ankles, with puff sleeves; maybe with roguish pioneer bonnets and shawls. In honour of American Heritage and Grit or something. ---
**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 18, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627/40 "2016-06-18T21:32:22Z")
> [@Claverhouse](#): > > They look very nice; and more importantly, very blonde. > > Sadly though, based on the use of the word **smock** , I expected Fox Newswomen to be issued Christian Modesty Attire, such as those splendid prairie gingham frocks to the ankles, with puff sleeves; maybe with roguish pioneer bonnets and shawls. > > In honour of American Heritage and Grit or something. Hey, don’t forget about the bitchin’ [hair poufs](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/20/article-2235995-16237B2D000005DC-597_634x286.jpg)! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627.md?page=3)