Academic Gowns
During graduation ceremonies, graduates wear specialized clothing referred to as academic regalia although there are certain colleges and universities that have kept the tradition of wearing the academic regalia fulltime. Academic gowns are the most outstanding outfits in the entire academic regalia and are worn as an official dress in some institutions. Historically in the medieval times students were required to wear a cappa which was a black garment resembling a long cape and were restricted to wear black or dark colored clothing. Academic gowns which are most commonly worn are for Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts and both are black in color. The MA and BA academic gowns
can both be dyed in their respective institution’s colors and the material at the gown’s rear gathers into a sort of yoke. The Master of Arts gown consists of long and closed sleeves whole the Bachelor of Arts gown consists of bell-shaped sleeves. Both these academic gowns are designed to permit the passage of the arm via a slit on the elbow. A lay-type gown is another kind of gown and is similar to the MA gown since it long and closed sleeves although it lacks a yoke and instead has a flap collar with gather underneath.
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