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Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul
Some still do! Cambridge/Oxford (St. Andrews? maybe? Violet help me out here?) staff do occasionally teach and/or go about their days in their academic dress.
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My mother attended St Andrews in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Never mind the professors - students wore academic gowns to class - every day. First-year students were required to wear their gowns buttoned up to the neck line. Second-year students could unbutton the top button. I believe this is still the case. On the up side, it means you didn't really need to own a coat - a nice thick wool robe could get you through a fiercely cold Scottish winter.
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