THE FISHERMAN'S SMOCK

Mentioning the fisherman’s smock is to dive deeply into the heart of Brittany and its coastal history. But to be honest, we don’t really knowwhen this iconic made-in-Breizh standard was worn for the first time. In the end, what does its origin matter? Today, the fisherman’s smock is essential to the Breton landscape.

Its destiny is even more extraordinary, because nothing set the garment up for such great
success. In fact, there is nothing simpler than a Breton fisherman’s smock: it is no more and no less than a smock cut in front and sewn at the sides. In short, a basic garment, and even more so because at the time, you didn’t need to go far to find the raw material: sailors and fishermen just needed to sew the fisherman’s smock from used sails, and their work was done!

At first, it was not so much its aesthetics as its practical side that ensured the success of the Breton fisherman’s smock. Traditionally, it has a button inside the garment for a simple reason: preventing any element on the smock from getting caught in ropes and fishing nets.
Similarly, its large inside pocket, located at the chest level and accessible through the neckline, made its contents easy to reach without interfering with movement...