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While the practice of lawyers wearing court dress is a legacy of the British Mandate that immediately preceded Israeli independence, the relatively simple outfit (and lack of wigs) shows American influence; both nations' systems of law have similarly influenced Israel's.
By the time of the 1953 Coronation, those in procession in the Abbey were instructed to wear full-dress uniform or Court dress; but for other gentlemen a range of dress was permitted: 'one of the forms of Court Dress as laid down in the Lord Chamberlain's Regulations for Dress at Court, or evening dress with knee breeches or trousers, or ...
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Bands are now worn as court dress by judges, King's Counsel, barristers, solicitor advocates, court officials, and as ceremonial/formal dress by certain public officials, university officials and less frequently also by graduands (for example, they are compulsory for male Cambridge graduands, worn with a white bow tie, and optional for women).
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Coifs were also worn by a now-defunct senior grade of English lawyer, the Serjeant-at-Law even after they became judges. [2] A United States law school honor society is called the Order of the Coif. Dr. Leonhard von Eck (1480–1550) wearing a coif
Still another rabbi, who also spoke strongly against the wearing of wigs, said specifically, "You must go with a hat or kerchief on your head", but did not permit leaving hair "exposed". [42] Most Orthodox women cover their hair, [43] whether with wigs, hats or scarves. The rejection by some rabbis of wigs is not recent, but began "in the 1600s ...
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