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Gown Guide
C.U.H.&G.S. =96 Gown Guide
It is the custom for members of the University to attend =
C.U.H.&G.S.=20
speaker meetings in academical dress. The text below and the links =
attached are=20
added for members' information. Members of the Society who are not =
members of=20
the University but who do have academical dress from other institutions =
are=20
cordially invited to wear that should it be convenient for them.
=
Cambridge=20
Graduates =97 Undergraduates=20
=97 Postgraduates=20
=97 Definitive=20
Advice =97 We=
aring:=20
When and Where =97 Note=20
on the Illustrations =97 Note on=20
the Background
Cambridge Graduates
If you are already a graduate of the University of Cambridge =
(e.g.=20
B.A., M.Phil.), you really ought to know what your correct academical =
dress is!=20
If you are new to Cambridge, however, read on =85
Undergraduates
Gowns
The University specifies only that undergraduates' gowns reach to the =
knees.=20
Other than that, gown specifications are made by colleges. All gowns =
look like=20
miniature versions of the Bachelor of Arts gown but most are modified in =
some=20
way which is unique to the college.
King's=20
College =97 Trinity =
College =97=20
St John's =
College =97 Peterhouse =97 Clare =
College =97 Pembroke =
College=20
=97 Gonville =
and=20
Caius College =97 Trinity =
Hall =97 Corpus =
Christi=20
College =97 Queens' =
College =97=20
St =
Catharine's=20
College =97 Jesus=20
College =97 Christ's =
College=20
=97 Magdalene=20
College =97 Emmanuel =
College =97=20
Sidney =
Sussex=20
College =97 Downing =
College =97=20
Girton =
College =97=20
Newnham =
College=20
=97 Selwyn=20
College =97 Fitzwilliam =
College=20
=97 Churchill=20
College =97 New=20
Hall =97 Darwin=20
College =97 Wolfson =
College =97=20
Clare =
Hall =97=20
Robinson =
College=20
=97 Lucy =
Cavendish=20
College =97 St=20
Edmund's College =97 Hughes =
Hall =97 Homerton=20
College
Hats
Undergraduates wear the standard black square academic cap except =
that they=20
may wear no hat at all and go bare-headed should they so wish. (This=20
dispensation is unique to undergraduates.) This subject is much =
misconstrued and=20
a member of the Society has written a short guide to it.=20
Hoods
Undergraduates do not wear hoods except when graduating.
Postgraduates
Gowns
Postgraduates who are not already Cambridge graduates wear either the =
B.A. =
status=20
gown (for those aged under 24) or the M.A. =
status=20
gown (those who are 24 or over). The gowns are indentical to the =
B.A. and=20
M.A. gowns respectively but without the strings hanging from inside the=20
shoulders.
Hats
The standard black square academic cap.
Hoods
No hood is worn with the B.A. status or M.A. status gowns except when =
graduating.
Definitive Advice
Definitive advice about Cambridge academical dress =
can be=20
obtained from the Proctors.
Wearing: When and Where
Although originally written for C.U.H.&G.S. members, we have been =
told=20
that this page has been of considerable interest to other members of the =
University. In particular, some junior members have asked us on what =
occasions=20
academical dress is and =96 more to the point =96 can be =
worn=20
nowadays.
Note on the Illustrations
The links are illustrated with drawings taken from Academical =
Dress of=20
British and Irish Universities by G.W. Shaw and published by =
Phillimore=20
(Chichester) in 1995; the Society is much indebted to the author for his =
permission to reproduce them.
The illustrations are schematic in the sense that the ordinary black =
material=20
of a gown is shown as a grey speckle. This allows additional =
distinguishing=20
features such as buttons and cords to be shown in black (or blue) and be =
immediately visible.
Each accompanying commentary is based on the text in Shaw's book. =
Occasional=20
extra items have been added by the C.U.H.&G.S. W.W.W. Officer who =
would=20
welcome notifica=
tion of=20
any mistakes he has inadvertently made.
Note on the Background
The background for this file and for the links is based on the =
pattern called=20
"doctors' lace" which is found on some =96 though not all =96 of the =
black doctoral=20
gowns.
Return to:=20
Main =
Page of=20
Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society=20
Main Page of University =
of=20
Cambridge=20
Contact=20
Officers of the Society by electronic mail
Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society
Last =
updated =
St John=20
Evang. ante Portam Latinam, 2005
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