d50a8ce2__Clothing__Aprondress__smokkr___s_regarding_the_Birka_evidence
A smokkr open in the front: The remains of the smokkr at Pskov were found inside a box inside the grave and thus give no information regarding where on the body it was worn. While the upper part of the smokkr hasn't been preserved in its entirety, it doesn't automatically follow that there must have been an opening somewhere.
A smokkr open in the front: The evidence argues against a frontal opening. Several graves contain fragments of the front of the smokkr. One of these (597) even has a 22 cm long piece of the front of a smokkr, including the 12-13 cm of fabric that ran between the brooches.
Viking women: Clothing: Aprondress (smokkr)
Hägg's comments regarding the Birka evidence