Academic dress of King's College London

On the gowns, Vivienne Westwood commented: "Through my reworking of the traditional robe I tried to link the past, the present and the future.

[3] Westwood-designed academic dress features two long (4') stole-like streamers which serve as gown facings.

Graduates are distinguished by the colour lining of the hood and stole, which denotes the respective Faculty, School or Institute.

[7] For Master of Philosophy (MPhil), graduates wear a black gown, and a black hood attached to the gown on each shoulder with a King's lion button; the sleeve vents, cape and cowl are bound in blue with the binding extending over the shoulders.

[2] For research degree [i.e., PhD/MD (Res)] graduates wear a dark red gown, and a dark red hood attached to the gown on each shoulder with a King's lion button; the sleeve vents, cape and cowl are bound in blue with the binding extending over the shoulders.

[2] Using the Groves classification system, such research graduates wear a King's Full [f12] shape gown of deep red cloth, with stole of purple silk.

Students graduating who have also completed the tradition of Associateship of King's College (AKC), will wear as part of their academic gown a black epitoge with a golden embroidery of the university's lion 'Reggie', buttoned to the left shoulder.

Academic dress of King's College London , created and presented by globally-renowned fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood
Ede & Ravenscroft , suppliers of the Westwood-designed academic dress of King's. This main shop is along Chancery Lane , stone's throw away from King's Maughan Library
Academic dress of King's College London in different meaningful colours, as unveiled by the university and Westwood during the Summer 2008 graduation.
Academic dress with the AKC epitoge buttoned to the shoulder, depicting Reggie the Lion