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UK PhD Doctoral Set - Gown, Hood and Bonnet

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• Doctorate Academic Gown, Hood and Tudor Bonnet
• Made from Twill Weave Polyester and Luxury Satins
• Bespoke Garments Available on Request
• Standard Colours available as quickly as Next Day
• For Bespoke Colours please contact prior to ordering to discuss your colour requirements
• Only 3-4 weeks to Create and Deliver Your Garments
• If you require a Red with Purple, please email [email protected] with your Gown and Cap size and we will arrange this for you

After the years of hard work, it is now time to once again walk across the stage for that firm handshake, hearing your friends and family applaud you for all your achievements. Your Doctorate is truly a moment worth treasuring, an accolade of the highest level. Our Doctorate Gown, Hood and Bonnet set is the perfect attire for you. Featuring the twill weave polyester and satins, we offer all ranges of colour combinations to match your institute's regulations. All sets include your gown, matching hood and Tudor bonnet to give you the complete Doctorate look for your truly unique experience.

Standard 2-5 Working Day UK Domestic (Royal Mail 48) - £0.00 Express 24 hour UK Next Day Delivery by 4:00pm (Parcelforce) - £6.00 Special Delivery - Next Working Day By 1:00PM (Dispatched same day if ordered before 2:00PM) - £8.00 Special Delivery Next Working by 9am - Must order by 2pm Mon-Thurs - Courier may arrive as early as 6am - £35.00 RM Saturday Guaranteed Delivery by 1pm - Must place order by 2pm Friday - £18.00 RM Saturday Guaranteed Delivery by 9am - Must order by 2pm Friday - Courier may arrive as early as 6am - £40.00 European Delivery - Not currently available International Delivery Rest of World: 5 - 10 working days - £35.00 International Express Rest of World: 3 - 6 working days - £70.00

Gown Sizing

NB:  Gown sizing is based on total height. E.g. if you are 6'0" tall please choose the 6'0"-6'2" option.

NB:  If you are not sure what size you need (e.g. you land on the boundary), we would recommend going for the larger size, allowing a more comfortable fit.

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Marston Robing

Doctoral graduation gown.

Your PhD graduation ceremony will be a proud and prestigious occasion, and a quality Doctorate graduation cap and gown will ensure you look the part for the big event. We understand how significant your Doctorate graduation is, even if you’re celebrating at home , so we overlook no detail.

Ordering Your Doctorate Graduation Cap and Gown

When it comes to PhD regalia, there is a range of different gowns and accessories to choose from.

At Marston Robing, we offer Doctoral gowns, hoods and bonnets in three styles – PhD, QMUL, and London PhD. Our gown sizes are designed to fit individuals from 5’0 to 7’0 ft tall. To find your doctoral graduation gown size please take a look at our gown size chart .

You can also order a Tudor Bonnet from us, a traditional Doctoral graduation hat. The Tudor Bonnet is soft, comfortable and features an adjustable inner headband. You can choose from a velvet or cloth fabric in black, red or royal blue.

If you are ordering a Doctoral hat, we recommend looking over our graduation hat guide before purchase.

As with all of our graduation gowns , customisation is an option. If you can’t find a Doctorate graduation cap or gown in a colour you’d like, please get in touch with our team and we can discuss your options.

Bespoke Orders: For bespoke orders, please get in touch or give us a call on 01264 339706 . Our team are more than happy to discuss your requirements with you and help you to complete your order.  

If you have any more queries, please head to our FAQ page or get in touch with our team. 

QMUL Gown, Hood and Bonnet with Cord for Doctorate/PhD Level

To enable graduates to celebrate at home due to the current situation, we are offering the sale of o..

£660.00 Ex VAT: £550.00

Adjustable Tudor Bonnet

A Tudor bonnet is a traditional soft round cap, with a tassel hanging from a cord encircling the hat..

£85.00 Ex VAT: £70.83

Adjustable Tudor Bonnet - Ceremony Stock

This item is from our ceremony stock and has been worn once but is in excellent condition.It is adju..

£35.00 Ex VAT: £29.17

Honour Cord with Tassels

Honour cords are traditionally provided to individuals graduating with honours and are worn around t..

£8.50 Ex VAT: £7.08

London PhD Style Gown, Hood and Bonnet-Ex Hire Stock

This is the London PhD style gown and matching hood with tudor bonnet. Gown - burgundy with bur..

£280.00 Ex VAT: £233.33

PhD Style Gown, Hood and Bonnet--Ex Hire Stock

This PhD style gown comes with matching hood and a black tudor bonnet. Gown - re..

£195.00 Ex VAT: £162.50

Frequently Asked Questions

• Can my order be sent to a different delivery address?  Yes, when ordering you will have the opportunity to select a different delivery address.
• What do I do if I want a colour that is not listed?  Please contact us to discuss your requirements, we will help to the best of our ability, but please allow 4-6 weeks for customised orders.
• I would like customised stoles, how do I order?  Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
• Orders received before 2pm are usually dispatched that working day, or if later, then within 1 working day, and should be received in line with our shipping times.

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Graduation Gowns & Academic Attire in the UK

The graduation gowns and academic styles of the UK trace their history back hundreds of years. They have been extremely influential in universities throughout the West, and have directly inspired American academic dress. Many of the components of modern academic dress, such as the square cap and the academic hood, were inspired by the “lay dress” that was worn in the United Kingdom during medieval times.

The UK has also influenced Ireland and Commonwealth countries like New Zealand and Australia, as well as Canada to a lesser extent. Most of these countries still mostly follow UK academic dress regulations and styles, although some universities in Canada have moved away from British-style gowns in favor of American-style gowns that close at the front.

It’s important to understand the distinction between different types of academic dress used by different universities and individuals in various areas of study. In recent days, academic dress components like hoods, caps and gowns have been categorized into different shapes and patterns using the Groves classification system. This is based on the Hood and Gown Patterns document, first devised by Nicholas Groves. There are various styles and patterns of academic dress used throughout different universities and higher education facilities in the UK. Because each university may design its own academic dress based on the available hood and gown patterns, colours and materials, there are innumerable variations within the UK.

Studies of academic dress in the UK were helped in 2000 by the founding of the Burgon Society, which promotes the study of academic dress, and published updated books detailing the study of academic dress in Britain and Ireland in 2012 and 2014.

Today’s modern graduation gowns in the UK are derived from the robe that were worn under the cappa clausa, a medieval garment consisting of a long black cape. In early medieval times, all students at universities were considered to be at least in “minor orders” of Christian study, and were always required to wear the cappa or other forms of clerical dress, and were restricted to wearing clothes of black or another dark color, hence the traditional black colour of graduation gowns.