This discussion is now closed.

Check out other Related discussions

Gowns, bow ties and soft caps - suits and sub fusc HERE

2

Can i get a pin stripe? Does the suit have to be black or can it be grey? And can i have a coloured pin stripe like a blue or brown?

Reply 1

thomasjtl

9

black, grey and blue are all fine; black's probably the most common, but plenty of people wear grey and several dark blue as well.
Pinstripe is fairly common, too.

Reply 2

callmegreen

Hello there. Being somewhat ethically minded as well as on a budget, I was wondering if anyone knew of anywhere to buy or how to find second-hand gowns (those required for Matriculation that I've just been told to buy).
Any information greatly appreciated, cheers!

Reply 3

Neo

OP

2

You should have been sent a load of bumph from different shops selling new ones in oxford and they all have an offer of £35 for gown, mortarboard and bow tie. Can you afford that?

Reply 4

Neo

OP

2

Thanks

Reply 5

Elles

17

Posters in your college postroom/JCR advertising 2nd hand ones for sell or directly from college parents or 2nd/3rd years you meet who have been made Scholars are probably good bets.

It's something you can leave till you come up.

I probably should sell mine at some point, 3 is excessive... :redface:

Reply 6

Yttrium

1

callmegreen

Hello there. Being somewhat ethically minded as well as on a budget, I was wondering if anyone knew of anywhere to buy or how to find second-hand gowns (those required for Matriculation that I've just been told to buy).
Any information greatly appreciated, cheers!

I'll sell you mine if you like. PM me wiv da details.

Reply 7

friendsfanatic

4

I'm really confused with all this subfusc stuff etc. - what do we exactly need?
"Dark suit" is a bit vague - is that an office suit, a dinner suit,...a what?

Thanks in advance.

Reply 8

thomasjtl

9

standard run of the mill office suit. Dark means black, navy, charcoal etc. pinstripe is fine, too. All that matters is that the overall impression of the suit is that it's dark.

Reply 9

Derek_the_Sheep

8

The general idea is that matriculation or exams should resemble a cross between a Men in Black re-enactment, a Batman convention, and a St Trinian's break-out.

DtS

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 10

friendsfanatic

4

Thank you - I just looked on some photos on the internet and some people looked as though they were wearing dinner suits/tux(e)s, which seemed to make sense as one wears a white bow tie, or...?

Have just bought a suit for £100, but already have a dinner suit - so was just making sure I hadn't wasted my money! Saw some suits for £45 in BHS today...ugh..that's annoying

Reply 11

thomasjtl

9

don't wear a dinner jacket to matriculation. The clue is in the name, dinner jackets are worn to dinners (and balls etc.), matriculation happens in the morning.

Reply 12

Huw Davies

11

That would imply that you should wear morning dress (the morning counterpart of the dinner suit). Which would be incredibly overdressed for matriculation. Sub-fusc is sub-fusc: a dark ordinary suit.

Reply 13

thomasjtl

9

very true- don't wear a morning suit either.

Reply 14

mes147

On the contrary, morning dress is pefectly acceptable when also worn with academic sub fusc. See, for example:

http://andrewsandpygott.wordpress.com/academic-dress/

Indeed, the morning coat is barely noticeable under a gown (of sufficient length). Those who do notice are the only ones worth talking to!

Gowns, bow ties and soft caps - suits and sub fusc HERE

Related discussions

Articles for you

How The Student Room is moderated