Dressing up

Dressing up is good fun – and everyone at IBTS got in on the act recently. Even the chapel was festooned in “IBTS purple” looking its festive best when we celebrated the conclusion of our 61st Academic Year with the annual Graduation Ceremony.Olha Navchuk (Student President) had a question for me as we lined up in the Dining Room beforehand to process into chapel. What was the difference between the long academic robes, the black “Cambridge pattern” Masters being worn by many, the IBTS academic team gowns, the crimson red doctoral robes. Then why were the hoods different colours – purple, Mazarin blue shot red, black with red edging, yellow…