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Includes: Robe, Cap, collar bands & Sash
Color: Black
Fabric: Artsilk
Graduation Cap Facts
European scholars have been wearing caps since the first universities were established in the 11th century, but their early caps looked more like Amelia Earhart’s pilot cap than the square caps we know today. European scholars have been wearing caps since the first universities were established in the 11th century, but their early caps looked more like Amelia Earhart’s pilot cap than the square caps we know today. Early academics were often lower-rung members of the Christian clergy. They initially adopted the pileus —a round, brimless skullcap often worn by monks who had piously shaved their heads. By the 14th century, pileus caps were becoming taller and more cylindrical, similar to a modern chef’s hat but shorter. This style, the pileus rotundus, was adopted mainly by university students studying law, medicine, and the sciences. Read more
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