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You generally rent caps and gowns in the UK too. Can you share where you are that you buy them?
by philipwhiuk 6mo ago
You generally rent caps and gowns in the UK too. Can you share where you are that you buy them?
- zipy124 6mo agoYou are allowed to turn up in your own though, no one will check. I even had people turn up in the wrong colour gown at my graduation.
- noelwelsh 6mo agoHere is one company that provides the gowns for many UK universities: https://www2.edeandravenscroft.com/non-ceremony/ https://www2.edeandravenscroft.com/non-ceremony/. I could be kitted with the appropriate gowns for my UK degrees for a few hundred squid each. Academics, who attend many graduation events, often end up buying their own gown. I believe you are supposed to use the gown of the university you graduated from, so they must be for sale somewhere. Once you have your own gown you can customize it. I haven't seen any profs with LEDs additions to their gowns, but adding extra pockets to hide a book or snacks is fair game.
- philipwhiuk 5mo agoYeh but most undergraduates (and probably graduates) will rent because it's cheaper for a one-off occasion. As you said it's mainly academics that buy. Looks like Ede no longer sells my University gown but https://churchillgowns.com/ https://churchillgowns.com/ does. Again rent/buy.