Academic dress of Chulalongkorn University
The academic dress of Chulalongkorn University (Thai: ครุยวิทยฐานะของจุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย) in Thailand is a long-sleeved gown made from light mesh, faced and bordered with a specially designed felt strip.
The gown itself is adapted from the ceremonial attire called khrui, traditionally worn by government executives and peers to reflect their status.
[6] Since its invention, many Thai universities adopted the similar gown but with different patterns for their graduates.
Graduates and school employees may pin the badge on the left chest, just like wearing the academic gown.
[2] The gown, however, was not yet designed since Chulalongkorn's Civil Service College was unable to confer the bachelor's degree or beyond; only a diploma was issued to graduates.
As the college gained the university status in 1917, its academics were rapidly enhanced to the extent that it began granting degrees in 1928.
[8] At that time, the use of khrui was strictly limited that it can only be worn by pre-ordained monks, royal family members and government ministers.
British and commonwealth universities often have a distinctively designed gown for honorary graduates, which are often different from that for PhDs.
Another distinctive design with a light yellow facing is reserved for King of Thailand, who is the university's official visitor.
In 1980, another kind of academic dress for lecturers and university council members was designed in similar pattern to the graduates, but faced and bordered with pink felt.
[14][15] Academic dress consists of a long-sleeved gown, faced and bordered with 10 cm-wide felt strip, decorated with golden brocade.
Silver Phra Kiao badges are pinned to the breast portion of the felt strip.
For academics, the gown is bordered and faced with a pink felt strip decorated and arranged in a similar manner to graduates, centred with a golden yarn.
Following figures depict few examples of felt strips used to face and bind the academic dress used by the university.
A coloured band or yarn is stitched longitudinally to the centre of the felt strip, corresponding to the degree granting faculty.
