Graduation Gowns of United States
The Graduation gowns are known as the Graduation robes in United States. There are many similarities between the gown of Britain and US. The BA gowns were worn open before but the modern BA gown is worn close. The length of the gowns is longer than the earlier type of this at least ankle length. The type of the sleeve of MA gowns is oblong , to make the oblong in shape the sleeve has been cut as square type and this make it attractive and extra ordinary which usually is non-popular in Britain. The Graduation robes are hugely used in the graduation ceremonies and you can not attend any graduation ceremony without Graduation gowns or robes.
The main color of most of the Graduation gowns or robes in United States is the black but you can also find some school where the color of their robes is matching with their school color. The rule or code of academic regalia is said that the color of the hood must be black in outside of the shell. The Graduation gowns are alike about the BA gowns and having some extra velvet with the gowns. The Graduation robes are the main part of academic regalia and this have to be 100% perfectly fit with the candidate of the graduation.
You can also see some exception of the Graduation robes colors and designs for some special subjects. Like the Philosophy doctorate holders have to wear dark-blue velvet but for Theology the doctorate holders have to wear the scarlet trim. The worn can be open or close for some special cases but the main design and patters are always the same for every kind of Graduation robe. The color always been black and for some cases it can be blue or others. The officials also wear the same university or college standard Graduation or simple robes or gowns to attend the graduation or doctorate giving ceremony.
You can find the difference between graduation gown or robes of students and officials easily because most of times both use unique design for them and the color also varied. The hoods are always changed with the degree of the wearer and if you get graduation degree you can wear the Graduation robe but you have to wear the graduation level hood with your rode. The rank of everyone can be seen by the color and design of everybody’s hood’s color and design.
