Graduation stoles

Dressing of stoles at the graduation stoles ceremony - the official university apparel, has European roots. Today, many mistakenly believe that university tradition, the stoles are of American origin.

The history begins in medieval robes. The most ancient universities such as Oxford and Cambridge came from church schools, so students wore clothes almost identical to the monastic. First, such clothing was casual and only later acquired a solemn significance. Later universities in Europe have invented a trendier tunic with open sides and wide, short sleeves, and this variant was the prototype of the modern stoles.
 

Not be the focus and other parts and accessories to gowns. Headdress, first served replacement hood to protect from the cold. Four-sided hat with a tassel student signifies the unity of the multiplicity of life and resilience of those who possessed knowledge. Such a cap-student became a symbol of academic achievement and academic degree.
 
Hood in the middle Ages was part of a monk's robe, but later became a privilege of people with advanced degrees. Hood eventually lost its practical application and can now be dressing stoles.
 
Brush - a very important element in academic clothing. Those who continue training, it is on the right side students, while graduates have earned the right to wear it on the left. Throwing out of the brush is a landmark moment for the graduation ceremony. Tassels differences awarded excellent students, and scarves of honor - the students who had distinguished themselves in the life of Alma Mater.
 
Color of robes and had value. First, students and teachers wore clothes of different colors, but then there is a tendency to a dark color, which over time has become a tradition. In 1895, the Intercollegiate Commission has adopted a code of academic dress, according to which each subject corresponded to the color of the stoles. Now become a tradition to change the color of the stoles, respectively, academic level (Bachelor and Specialist - yellow, MA - purple).
 
In European universities, the traditional academic wear is an integral part of academic culture. US universities also follow a long tradition of putting on the stoles at the gala event, in particular, to the graduation ceremony.

More and more schools and students in the world care about how to organize an unforgettable graduation ceremony, which is an inherent part of the stoles.
 
Stoles smarter to rent than to buy them. It will turn out cheaper and easier to maintain.