Academic dress

Academic dress or academical dress is traditional clothing worn specifically in academic settings. It is more commonly seen nowadays only at graduation ceremonies, but in former times, and to a lesser extent still in many ancient universities, academic dress is worn on a daily basis.

This article deals chiefly with academic dress in the English tradition.

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Modern academic dress consists of the gown, the hood and the mortarboard.

Related pages

• Academic dress of Oxford University
• Academic dress of Cambridge University
• Academic dress of Durham University
• Academic dress of the University of Wales
• St David's College, Lampeter

External links

• The Burgon Society Promotes an interest in and the formal study of academic dress.
• Academic Dress Yahoo Groups discussion group