The History of College Caps and Gowns

College graduation is one of the best years of a person’s life whether he is the best student or the most behaved one. It does not matter what kind of student you are but graduating from college is quite a big achievement. The wearing of graduation 

Graduation regalia

 in college is surely a big deal too. If you are graduating soon or just graduated, before you continue with the next chapter of your life, you must know something how graduation regalia started and developed.

Monks Started It

During the Middle Ages and prior to those times, monks used to enter research facilities and learning institutions with a special robe. There’s no picture to show you but you can just imagine what the graduation robe looks like. That’s how similar the robe the monks used at that early period. That also explains how the traditional and modern graduation gowns worn lately started. It all originated from the times of those monks. The modern country which first adapted the design or the concept of graduation robes in schools for graduation events was in the United Kingdom. After some years, the United States followed the same trend and the rest is history.

The Concept of Color Codes

Have you noticed that the graduation gown, graduation cap and 

Graduation caps

 must always be in the same color? Did you also observe that there are somewhat codes in terms of color in graduation regalia? This has been long practiced by many schools in the US, the UK and even in other countries around the world. Colors of graduation gowns and caps may refer to the ranks, the subject areas for high studies or degree of graduates. That’s why if you attend a graduation event for college and graduate studies you will see there are more than five colors to be identified.

Present-Day Graduation Regalia

Many people of different ages nowadays can have the chance to wear caps and gowns. Preschoolers have graduation days and they wear graduation gowns and caps with tassels on top which make them a lot cuter. Middle and high schoolers also get the chance to wear graduation gowns. This kind of academic robe is not just for higher studies like college students. That just proves the fast development of the concept of wearing gowns and caps for graduation events.

The Future of Graduation Gowns and Caps

Since we’re talking about the history, both past and present, of graduation regalia, it won’t be an oblivious thing to think about the future of it. There might be some people who have once crossed into their mind about the new designs of graduation gowns and caps years from now. It is possible that there may be changes, alteration or additions but the use of this kind of attire surely lives on as far as education is concerned. Just hope that you graduate at some certain point with the newest and trendiest style of graduation gown and cap which will be a cool experience.