When it comes to the end of your academic career you have to attend a graduation ceremony and be part of a group all donning doctoral regalia. Whether you have passed your bachelor degree, masters degree, or PhD you will have to get the correct doctoral gowns and caps for your ceremony. There are many different colors that are used depending on the degree you have, but you will find that any doctorate degree will require royal blue hoods.
Instead of getting your robes custom made and spending a lot of money, another idea is to hire them. This is something that most academic institutions offer and you will find that many outfitters also offer this because they know how expensive it can be.
To ensure that the gowns fit properly you are going to have to go and try on a few along with the hoods to see which ones will work, and normally they offer the correct colors with piping to show off the correct field in which you have studied.
You should look on the internet to find out where you can hire these robes and doctoral regalia from in your area including the graduation cap and tassels, but you could also ask your school where you can hire these from, as they will have a list of all the best and most affordable places specifically for students.
You might find that when you get your robes they do not fit as well as you would like, but what you can also do is hire the gown and then get your own customized hood made with your specific school, degree type, and subject colors that you can keep.
With most of the doctorates you will have the piping in the color of your subject with school colors on the front end on inside the hood.
