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Academic dress is worn quite often in Cambridge on formal, and sometimes informal, occasions, and there are a number of rules and customs governing when and how it is worn. Black gowns (undress) are worn at less formal events, while on special occasions (such as the days of General Admission to Degrees) full academical dress is worn, consisting ...
This form of dress is not strictly 'academical' but it is typical dress for those in high positions. Other than this gown, they may have other distinct forms of dress, such as the scarlet cappa clausa or cope worn in certain circumstances by the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge or his/her deputy and by higher doctors presenting candidates for ...
Academic dress of King's College London in different colours, designed and presented by fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Academic dress is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, mainly tertiary (and sometimes secondary) education, worn mainly by those who have obtained a university degree (or similar), or hold a status that entitles them to assume them (e.g., undergraduate ...
But I've added a redirect for Academical dress of the University of Cambridge. Mhardcastle 07:53, 4 August 2008 (UTC) OK, I think the redirect will be sufficient. A.C. Norman 08:24, 4 August 2008 (UTC) Or maybe rename the page as "Academical dress.." (since that is the Cambridge term), and add a redirect from "Academic dress.."
The adjective academical is also used. [7] The cap, together with the gown and sometimes a hood, now form the customary uniform of a university graduate in many parts of the world, following a British model. Andrea Mantegna: Ludovico III Gonzaga (detail from the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi, 1465–74)
Graduates and associates of Imperial College London wear its academic dress. After gaining its independence from the University of London in 2007, [1] graduates began wearing Imperial academic dress in 2008. The unifying colour for Imperial's academic dress is purple after the work by William Henry Perkin. [2] [3]
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Some colleges/halls have elaborate traditions, while others are more relaxed. Grace may be said before the meal, in some places in Latin.A dress code of academic gowns at formals is compulsory at some colleges and halls; in other cases formal wear (for example a lounge suit for men or equivalent for women) is required in addition to, or instead of, the gown.