Official gowns
Your gown will include a hood and cap, and will vary slightly depending on the type of degree that you are receiving.
Ede and Ravenscroft are our gown supplier as well as our official photographer.
Only graduands wearing the correct University of York academic dress will be permitted to take full part in their ceremony. We have appointed Ede and Ravenscroft as our official supplier and they are able to provide the correct academic dress for you.
For January 2025 ceremonies, the deadline for ordering your gown is Wednesday 18 December 2024. Gowns ordered after the deadline will cost more and take longer to collect on the day of your ceremony.
You can also pre-book your photography with Ede and Ravenscroft within the same order.
Graduands with hearing difficulties who do not have access to a computer can order their gown by calling the dedicated Ede and Ravenscroft number at 18001 0122386 1854.
If you have any questions about ordering your gown, complete the Ede and Ravenscroft contact form.
Official gowns
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with pale blue trim
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with white edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with pale blue edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with dark blue edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with purple edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Black with turquoise lining and dark blue edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Black with dark blue lining and turquoise edging
- Gown: Grey Masters Gown
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with lined green
- Gown: Grey Masters Gown
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with fully lined aqua
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Oxford Burgon shape, black with full orange lining with turquoise ribbon and dark blue edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Black with dark blue lining and turquoise and orange edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with dark blue lining
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with red lining
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with purple lining
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with gold lining
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Grey with pale blue lining
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Black with orange lining with turquoise ribbon and dark blue edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey Mortarboard
- Hood: Grey, Lined White, Edged Light Blue.
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Red with grey edging
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey bonnet
- Hood: Red with grey lining
- Gown: Grey with red stripe
- Hat: Grey bonnet
- Hood: Red with grey lining
- Gown: Grey with red stripe
- Hat: Grey bonnet
- Hood: Red with pale blue edging and lining
- Gown: Grey with red stripe
- Hat: Grey bonnet
- Hood: Red with grey edging and lining
- Gown: Grey with red stripe
- Hat: Grey bonnet
- Hood: Red with coloured edging and lining
- Gown: Grey
- Hat: Grey mortar board
- Hood: Red with dark blue edging
- Gown: Maroon with dark blue and orange stripe
- Hat: Maroon with coloured edging
- Hood: Maroon with dark and pale blue edging and lining
- Gown: Dark blue with facings of turquoise and orange
- Hat: Dark blue with turquoise cord and tassels
- Hood: Dark blue with turquoise lining and orange edging
How to dress
We ask that graduands and their guests dress formally for the occasion. Many graduands and guests choose to wear a suit, or clothing with a similar level of formality.
For graduands, a buttoned shirt or blouse is useful for securing their gown's hood. Graduands and guests are welcome to wear national, traditional or military dress if relevant.
Graduands must not customise their academic dress (gown, hood or cap), wear anything over the top of it, or carry any additional items on stage, unless for accessibility reasons.
The University has the right not to admit nor capture footage of any graduand not adhering to these rules, or to insist certain items are left outside the hall, which will be returned after the ceremony.
Collecting and returning gowns
Gowns can be collected from Hendrix Hall on the day of your ceremony. We advise you to allow at least an hour for gown collection as there may be queues. You need to be ready to be seated in Central Hall 45 minutes before the start of your ceremony.
Gowns should be returned to the Exhibition Centre on the same day that your graduation ceremony takes place. Return by 7pm for weekday ceremonies and 3.30pm for weekend ceremonies.
| Ceremony start time: | Collection opens at: |
|---|---|
| 10am 12.45pm 1pm 1.30pm 3.45pm 4.15pm |
7.30am 9.45am 10am 10.30am 1pm 1.30pm |
