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Thinking of buying my graduation gown - i'm a lecturer now and need it for a few ceremonies.

Anyone have any idea how i go about doing this? Is it through TCD, or is there somewhere to order it online?

My spidey sense says to contact the Proctor's Office for this type of thing, but I'm not sure on that.

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To the Calendar!

Armstrong and Oxford.

Rorate Caeli

From Trinity News , January 23, 2007:



Cheaper than Armstrong & Oxford.

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That's brilliant. Thanks! Better than google tbh!

As an peculiar coincidence - was just up in Oxford, off Turl street (where Walters & Co, above, are based), at a TCD alumni event last weekend. It was a really nice lunch in Wadham college in the uni (average age of attendees = 90).

Two final questions, please:

1. Is wool worth it in the gown? (i've really no idea of the difference)

2. Is it just the gown you need e.g. to wear at student graduation ceremonies? Had a look at my grad picture and i seem to be wearing a load of more things in addition to the gown. There's a yellow and red gown, but also some sort of yellow and red superman-style cape.

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Captain Obvious wrote: »

1. Is wool worth it in the gown? (i've really no idea of the difference)

No idea.

2. Is it just the gown you need e.g. to wear at student graduation ceremonies? Had a look at my grad picture and i seem to be wearing a load of more things in addition to the gown. There's a yellow and red gown, but also some sort of yellow and red superman-style cape.

Antoin looks fairly snazzy (if a little perplexed) in just a superman gown.

Rorate Caeli

As a PhD you probably ought to buy the doctors' undress gown, i.e. the masters' gown. This is what you would wear to Commons (or equivalent), lectures, drinks receptions and that kind of thing. The full dress (scarlet -- what you wore at Commencements) isn't brought out much; usually just for Trinity Monday. You could wear it to graduations too, I suppose, but your black gown would be fine for these. And I wouldn't bother with the hood; most doctors don't bother with it after taking their degree, as the photo of Drs Murphy and O'Grady above attests.

Kwekubo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress_of_the_University_of_Dublin

Cantab.

Kwekubo wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress_of_the_University_of_Dublin

A good effort. It doesn't go into much detail though. For example, the various gowns have hooks and tassels of a design particular to the University of Dublin and ones academic standing.

It's a real pity more people don't know about these things.

Liquorice

Arts: B.A. Black, lined with white fur
...

Music: Mus.B.
Theatre studies: B.T.S. Pale blue, lined with white fur
Acting studies: B.A.S.

...
Architectural science: B.Arch.Sc. Dark green, lined with white fur

What happens if a strict vegan doesn't want to wear fur at graduation? Has that ever happened? I can't see that many people objecting (vegans included) seeing as the fur is probably pretty old and it's not like they kill a new ermine for each new graduate, but I'm sure there are people who probably wouldn't want to wear fur at all, no matter where it came from.

Rorate Caeli

It's fake fur.

Kwekubo

Cantab. wrote: »

For example, the various gowns have hooks and tassels of a design particular to the University of Dublin and ones academic standing.

Are you quite sure? There's no mention of that in the Calendar, or in the Shaw book referenced in the article.

Rorate Caeli

Hooks and tassels? LOL.

Cantab.

Kwekubo wrote: »

Are you quite sure? There's no mention of that in the Calendar, or in the Shaw book referenced in the article.

The people who put the calendar together don't necessarily know what they're talking about.

The University of Dublin's hooks should point in the opposite direction of the University of Cambridge.

Podge_irl

Cantab. wrote: »

The University of Dublin's hooks should point in the opposite direction of the University of Cambridge.

What are hooks in relation to academic robes? First I've heard of them mentioned.

Rorate Caeli

Cantab = idiot

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Cantab. wrote: »

The University of Dublin's hooks should point in the opposite direction of the University of Cambridge.

Point the opposite direction of Cambridge, as in North-West?

That's a bit childish.

Sleepershark

nice

Cantab.

The Economist wrote: »

Point the opposite direction of Cambridge, as in North-West?

That's a bit childish.

IIRC, the hooks on the Dublin master's gown should point backward.

Here's my 30-second MS Paint attempt:



(edit: left-to-right is the forward walking direction).

Rorate Caeli

LOL

Rorate Caeli

Actually they both 'point' the same way, but the Dublin shape is different.

Cantab.

Yeah, something like that.

I'd say 9/10 gowns you see about College these days are wrong.

Kwekubo

Rorate Caeli wrote: »

Actually they both 'point' the same way, but the Dublin shape is different.

You're right. The cresent-shaped cut on the sleeve of the master's gown is on the front edge of the sleeve (as with similar university gowns in Ireland and Britain), but the cut goes higher up the sleeve, supposedly higher than in any other university.

But that doesn't back up what Cantab was saying about "hooks and tassels". Cambridge has a system like that where every degree has its own gown, but not Trinity.