Graduation Caps & Gowns

Graduation clothing has an unusual job. For much of the ceremony, most of your outfit is covered by a graduation Bachelors gown. Yet the clothing underneath still affects how comfortable you feel, how easily you move, how the gown hangs and how you look once the academic regalia comes off. Your shoes remain visible. Your […]

Doctoral graduation regalia can range from relatively simple academic dress to elaborate custom ensembles with premium fabrics, embroidery, institution-specific colors and specialized academic hoods. For a graduate trying to control commencement expenses, the number of options can make shopping more complicated than expected. Should you buy the least expensive doctoral gown? Do you need a

Shopping for doctoral graduation attire can become confusing quickly. One website may offer several doctoral gowns. Another may display multiple hood colors. Doctoral tams can have different numbers of sides, fabrics and sizing systems. Complete packages may include some pieces but leave others for the graduate to select. The easiest way to avoid mistakes is

Doctoral commencement creates a purchasing decision that many graduates have never had to consider before: is it better to rent academic regalia for graduation or purchase a doctoral gown, hood and tam that you can keep? The answer depends less on whether buying or renting is universally “better” and more on how you expect to

Doctoral commencement attire is one of the most distinctive forms of academic dress. The velvet-trimmed gown, colorful academic hood and soft doctoral tam can make a PhD graduate immediately stand out in a commencement procession. But those pieces are not simply decorative. Doctoral academic dress reflects degree level and, depending on the academic-dress system used

You have finished the dissertation, completed the defense or final doctoral requirements and reached one of the most significant milestones in your academic journey. Now there is one more detail to handle before commencement: your doctoral graduation regalia. Shopping for doctoral academic dress can feel more complicated than buying undergraduate graduation apparel. Instead of choosing

Graduate school comes with plenty of expenses, so it is understandable that students preparing for commencement want to avoid overpaying for academic regalia. Fortunately, finding reasonably priced master’s graduation apparel does not have to mean buying the first inexpensive gown you see online. A smarter strategy is to determine exactly what your ceremony requires, separate

You finished your bachelor’s degree, carefully stored your graduation gown and now, a few years later, you are preparing to graduate again—this time with a master’s degree. Opening the closet and finding your old masters cap and gown naturally raises a question: Can you simply wear the same graduation regalia again? Sometimes an individual component

Your master’s gown may be easy to recognize, but the academic hood can be less intuitive. When you first remove a graduate hood from its package, its long shape, lining, edging and attachment features may make it difficult to tell exactly how it should sit. The good news is that academic hood placement becomes much

If you are preparing to graduate with a master’s degree, you may notice that your commencement outfit looks different from the academic regalia you wore for a bachelor’s degree. Master’s academic dress can include several coordinated pieces rather than simply a graduation masters gown and cap. Depending on your college or university, the complete outfit