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January 26

Name for the Dr. Kildare/Ben Casey shirt

I'm looking for the technical name for the shirt worn by medical doctors, especially interns and residents, that has a row of buttons up the right side of the chest, along with buttons over the shoulder. It's frequently called a "Dr. Kildare" shirt or a "Ben Casey" shirt, as it was seen a lot in those shows (and briefly was a women's fashion in the 60s). Dr. Morton in Emergency! also wore one, when he wasn't in scrubs anyway. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 21:19, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Usually, these appear to be just called "Ben Casey Shirts", but the design is similar enough to a "Barber Jacket" worn by professional barbers. See [1] and [2]. You can find more examples by searching for "barber coat" or "barber jacket". --Jayron32 21:27, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

The long-sleeved medical equivalent is a Howie coat, incidentally. Tevildo (talk) 21:36, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Howie coats appear to be knee-length, however: [3]. --Jayron32 00:21, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, long-sleeved and knee-length, but same basic design. Some Googling on the answers provided above got me the term "stud front" or "asymmetrical stud front" to describe the closure style. I'm also seeing "mandarin collar" with some results as well, which might be a component of the Ben Casey. I believe an "asymmetrical stud front tunic" is what I was looking for. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 01:25, 27 January 2016 (UTC)