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A doctor of philosophy of the University of Oxford, in full academic dress
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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 students at certain old universities).[1] It is also known as academical dress,[2]academicals, and, in the United States, as academic regalia.
Contemporarily, it is commonly seen only at graduation ceremonies, but formerly academic dress was, and to a lesser degree in many ancient universities still is, worn daily. Today, the ensembles are distinctive in some way to each institution, and generally consist of a gown (also known as a robe) with a separate hood, and usually a cap (generally either a square academic cap, a tam, or a bonnet). Academic dress is also worn by members of certain learned societies and institutions as official dress.[3][4]
^Shaw (1995), p. 3
^"Cox, N. (2000). Academical dress in New Zealand". Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^e.g. Burgon Society: Robes Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^"History and Archives of the American College of Surgeons; Highlight of the Month October 10, 2005; The Clinical Congress: Then and Now, accessed 01/29/2008". Facs.org. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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