The origin of the doctor's hat?

One, the origin of the doctor's hat

In medieval Europe, men and women in towns and cities wore robes, and cold halls and windy buildings made it necessary for people to wear robes that were as long as the floor and attached to a hood (hood, also known as a kangaroo). The material and color of these robes and hoods were determined by the wealth and social status of each individual. Since the scholars in the early universities were missionaries, they should dress in a manner consistent with their status in the monasteries, wearing earthy brown robes and protecting their heads with hoods.

So this monastic black robe and hood evolved into the popular gown of today's universities, worn not only for the school's commencement ceremony but also for a number of other major celebrations.

Later, the robes and hoods began to take on brighter hues, and the gowns gradually became somewhat different for different degrees. The differences in gown styles between Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctor's degrees appeared mainly in the hijab. After a while, the turban was no longer attached to the gown and became a separate item that people wore on their heads.

By the fifteenth century, when hats became popular, the turban became almost an ornament, and people wore it by slipping it from the top of their heads down their necks, draping it over their shoulders, and dropping it down toward their backs. Thus, the school bowler hat was born. The shape of the original school hat originated as a symbol for a master's degree and came in several different shapes, some round, some square, and some with a cluster of ornaments in the center of the hat. Today's tassel (tassel) is a development of this, only more elaborate.

Second, the origin of the doctoral dress

In the United States, Harvard University took the lead in wearing school gowns, and then used by various universities, but the style is different from that of the gowns still in use in Europe, and there are differences between the schools. In 1895, the representatives of the schools met to establish a uniform style of dress, in 1903, produced a uniform system of standards for American university dress, and later, in 1936 and 1960 were revised twice. As a result, the same specifications for gowns are in vogue at universities in the United States today, with only slight variations in some of the finer points, such as color.

The doctoral and master's gowns are black, and the associate's gown is gray. The bachelor's gown has pointed sleeves and is not open at the front; the master's gown has square sleeves with curved cuffs; the doctor's gown has flared sleeves, a velvet patch five inches wide on each side of the breast button, and three parallel velvet patches sewn horizontally across the sleeves, and is black or some other color, which is a sign of the type of discipline.

Expanded Information

Doctoral Uniform Attire Requirements

I. Degree Gown

The Botul degree gown is black and red in color, and should be naturally fitted. No other garments shall be added to the degree gown.

Second, draped cloth

Draped cloth for the head of the triangular pocket type, trimmed according to the six major categories of arts, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, automotive were labeled as pink, gray, yellow, green, white, red color.

The cloth is worn on the outside of the degree gown, the head is tucked at the back of the shoulder, spreading over the shoulder, and the buckle is fastened on the top button of the degree gown, and the triangular pocket is naturally draped on the back. The cloth is worn according to the six categories of arts, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine and automobile respectively.

Three, affiliated dress

Underwear: white or light-colored shirts should be worn. Men tie, women can tie a bow tie.

Pants: dark pants for men, dark pants or dark, plain skirts for women.

Shoes: dark-colored leather shoes.

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