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Matriculation - what to wear?

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Reply 20
Smelly Collingwood! I WANNA WEAR A GOWNN!!! A GOWNNN I TELL YOU!
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Reply 21
AdamC
Smelly Collingwood! I WANNA WEAR A GOWNN!!! A GOWNNN I TELL YOU!

I do toooooo!

Looks like I'm going to have to buy an awful lot of clothes and shoes in the next few weeks!
Reply 22
We should campaign to wear gowns!! Write letters in everyone!!! lol
Reply 23
AdamC
Smelly Collingwood! I WANNA WEAR A GOWNN!!! A GOWNNN I TELL YOU!


LOL!
I get to wear a gown but dont really fancy it so do u wana swap for that day?! :tongue:
Reply 24
Hehehe... Yeh.. I'll sneak in wearing ur gown, and pretend to be you! lol
Reply 25
AdamC
Smelly Collingwood! I WANNA WEAR A GOWNN!!! A GOWNNN I TELL YOU!


Me toooooooo :frown:
Reply 26
so wer do we all get the gowns from then? cos we seem to hav 2 use dem alot!
Reply 27
kat
so wer do we all get the gowns from then? cos we seem to hav 2 use dem alot!


I think we rent them at hild bede but i know st marys have 2 buy their own! Dunno where from tho, lol!
x Dee
I think we rent them at hild bede but i know st marys have 2 buy their own! Dunno where from tho, lol!


Another reason why Hild Bede is the bestest.
Reply 29
kat
so wer do we all get the gowns from then? cos we seem to hav 2 use dem alot!

You get your gowns when you arrive at your college on Sat 2nd/Sun 3rd. The way it was for us last year at Grey, we'd queue up for ages, get given our keys, various fresher stuff, get measured for gowns, get given a gown, pay for the said gown, and then fill out boring admin money stuff in a kind of human conveyor-belt style.

I think you can choose whether you want a new gown or a 2nd hand gown too.

If you're at a gown-wearing college then you have to wear your gowns to formals too, so you use them a fair bit. Castle have a formal twice a week or something mad like that.

Couple of points of information: wearing gowns isn't that bad and hild bede quite clearly isnt the best. That's why its stuck out in the middle of nowhere! :tongue:
Reply 30
matt.berlin
Another reason why Hild Bede is the bestest.


*nods head in agreement*
Reply 31
thanx 4 that info! would you say it is best to buy a new one or second hand one? and how much about would you say they both were?
Reply 32
kat
thanx 4 that info! would you say it is best to buy a new one or second hand one? and how much about would you say they both were?


on the form i got from castle, it said second hand gowns were in short suppy, and about£20, whereas new ones are about £40

:smile: hope its the same for you!
manic_jas
You get your gowns when you arrive at your college on Sat 2nd/Sun 3rd. The way it was for us last year at Grey, we'd queue up for ages, get given our keys, various fresher stuff, get measured for gowns, get given a gown, pay for the said gown, and then fill out boring admin money stuff in a kind of human conveyor-belt style.

I think you can choose whether you want a new gown or a 2nd hand gown too.

If you're at a gown-wearing college then you have to wear your gowns to formals too, so you use them a fair bit. Castle have a formal twice a week or something mad like that.

Couple of points of information: wearing gowns isn't that bad and hild bede quite clearly isnt the best. That's why its stuck out in the middle of nowhere! :tongue:


Middle of nowhere?! From someone who comes from a Hill college... ha! Sorry, we are clearly the bestest of the best .. ok, located slightly away from other colleges but only so you don't infect us with your lesser-being-ness. :wink:
Of course gowns aren't bad per se, but I'd prefer to wear something else to a formal. Thank God I picked Hild Bede not Castle.
Reply 34
so can i just get something straight.. people who are not wearing gowns, what are you wearing to matriculation ??

does it have to be a normal suit or a dj or what (i have no clue)...

fill me in...
Just a normal suit.
Reply 36
best take myself shopping... a beautiful lblack dress i think might be the order.

though p.s. we wear gowns for sure at Mary's, so not sure why the uniform under them.. but still, there is always and excuse for shopping....

Helene x

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