How do you wear graduation regalia

From above, it will look like a diamond shape. The inside of the cap tells you which end is the front. You may need to use some bobby pins or clips to keep it securely on your head. Each Wharton doctoral graduate is hooded by their faculty advisor, signifying their official transition and welcome into the academic community. Visit graduation. Here are a few tips to help you dress the part for graduation day, including how the hood is supposed to look.

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An academic hood is like a present-day 'hoodie'. It is worn over your shoulders and drapes down your back. A graduation stole is also worn over your shoulders, but the lengths of colour drape down your front and sit either side of your chest. A graduation sash is simply another term people will use to describe either an academic hood or graduation stole.

See our variety of Australian made academic hoods and graduation stoles. You may be wearing an Oxford style hood or a Cambridge style hood. Simply hold the hood out flat in front of you like in our images below to find out.

With either style of hood, there will be a v-shape opening with a button loop at one end. Open the hood out so that the internal lining shows and have this v-shape and button loop pointing downwards as in images below. This is the opening that will sit around your neck.

Then simply place this opening over your head. Again, keep the v-shape pointing downward. Now fix the button loop to your clothing. Sometimes fixing the button loop to your clothing can be tricky, so you may need to ask for a little help!

If you are not wearing a buttoned shirt or blouse, be careful to not damage your clothing if pinning. Avoid pinning the hood to the gown. Wear the gown open at front. For gents, wearing a tie is ideal as it can cover the fixing. Ladies, try wearing a button shirt or blouse or clothing that will not be damaged with pins. A brooch or similar can help conceal the fixing.

Now let's check out the back-side of the hood. Just some of the colour needs to be showing. The hood should naturally drape down your back.