What is Academic dress?
[[File:Dphil_gown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A [[Doctor of Philosophy]] wearing formal academic dress]] '''Academic dress''' is the form of robes and headdress worn by graduates or students of a university. Some universities require all students in an undergraduate degree to wear short black robes to classes such as [[University of Oxford]] and the [[University of Cambridge]] which has their students wearing a less formal robe whilst on campus. Most academic dress is only worn at graduation ceremonies or formal occasions not everyday. There are different types of dress for different types of degrees with the doctoral degree using the most elaborate and formal type of dress. Academic dress was first worn at the old universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambrdige]] but is now worn by most universities around the World. The colour of the robe and/or sash of the robes indicate which degree and in what subject the wearing is graduating in. Academic dress almost always includes a type of headdress commonly called a mortar board. <gallery> CU Ph.D.'s academic gown (Graduate School).jpg Academic dress Oxford walking.jpg UNIDA Gontor Academic Gown.jpg Student of National Taiwan University in academic dress 20100728.jpg Students of Fengjia University in academic dress 20061129.jpg Students of National Taiwan University in academic dress 20100729.jpg Sheffield Hallam Gowns 2018.jpg Michelle Obama at Oberlin College 25 May 2015.jpg </gallery> {{stub}} [[Category:Uniforms]]