Smock vs Jacket - What's the difference exactly?

[Dozza]

In search of enlightenment as per the Title (question comes from comparison of military items on Ebay). Thanks.

 

[susi]

I alwasy thought that a smock pulled over the head and a jacket opened full length. That said, I have a smock with a full length zip, so I just assumed the word smock was used to sound sexier than jacket. "SAS Jacket" or "SAS Smock", which has the better ring to it

 

[Shewie]

I alwasy thought that a smock pulled over the head and a jacket opened full length. That said, I have a smock with a full length zip, so I just assumed the word smock was used to sound sexier than jacket. "SAS Jacket" or "SAS Smock", which has the better ring to it

That's what I always thought too, there does seem to be a lot of military smocks with full zips though.

 

[andybysea]

Smocks like the dennison/ and windproof smock did originally go over the head, dennison had a 1 third zip ,officers used to have them tailored with a full zip, later on in the fifty's the later issue dennisons had a full zip and the winproofs had a full zip mod but i assume the name stuck, but yep a smock should go over the head.

edit seeing how the so called sas and para smock originated from the dennison/windproof smock id guess thats how there name originated.

 

[Dozza]

Thanks - that is what I thought (smocks go over the head) but as you say they are now with full zips too.

 

[Aristotle]

smock [smɒk]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) any loose protective garment, worn by artists, laboratory technicians, etc.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's loose blouse-like garment, reaching to below the waist, worn over slacks, etc.
3. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called smock frock a loose protective overgarment decorated with smocking, worn formerly esp by farm workers
4. (Clothing & Fashion) Archaic a woman's loose undergarment, worn from the 16th to the 18th centuries
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to ornament (a garment) with smocking
[Old English smocc; related to Old High German smocco, Old Norse smokkr blouse, Middle High German gesmuc decoration]
smocklike adj


Apparently.

I'd quite like a ventile smock in non-dpm.

 

[MrEd]

i quite like over-the-head smocks as opposed to zipped/buttoned offerings

 

[MrEd]

I'd quite like a ventile smock in non-dpm.

dye a swede snow smock? cheap way really if ventile is a stretch

 

[Elmo]

I've been looking for this smock/jacket [?] for some time:

alas, it's no longer being produced or sold.

If anyone knows where I can find one pls e-mail me.

 

[rik_uk3]

Smock/anorak goes over your head to get on.

 

[poddle]

Smock/anorak goes over your head to get on.

Correct Rik, the one shown below is a jacket. A smock should also be longer, below waist level and normally a low neck line, like a Capote.
IMHO of course