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Dress Code
Formal dress is required at the conferment ceremony. The
following requirements apply to Honorary Doctors and their companions/escorts
as well.
Sword-whetting (Sharpening of the Sword):
| Doctor, male |
white tie & tails, white waistcoat (white vest) |
| Doctor, female |
evening
gown (not black) |
| Doctor's companion |
evening
gown (not black) |
| Doctor's escort |
white tie
& tails, white waistcoat (white vest) |
Rehearsal and Conferment Ceremony, Procession and
Church Service:
All doctors are to wear the doctor's hat.
| Doctor, male |
white
tie & tails, black waistcoat, white gloves |
| Doctor, female |
black
dress, long, long-sleeved, not décolleté, black gloves |
| Doctor's companion |
black dress, long, long-sleeved, not décolleté, black gloves |
| Doctor's escort |
white tie
& tails, black waistcoat, white gloves |
| Guest male |
white tie &
tails, black waistcoat or dark suit, academic
dress (cap & gown), white gloves with white tie & tails |
| Guest female |
black dress, long or short, academic dress (cap &gown) |
Conferment Dinner and Banquet:
All doctors wear the doctor's hat. The doctors
who are awarded a degree on this occasion should also carry the sword.
| Doctor, male |
white
tie & tails, white waistcoat |
| Doctor, female |
dark
evening gown |
| Doctor's companion |
evening gown |
| Doctor's escort |
white tie
& tails, white waistcoat |
| Guest male |
white tie &
tails, white waistcoat |
| Guest female |
evening
gown (not black) |
Sailing trip:
Casual dress, 'student cap' or equivalent
N.B.
All participants should wear major decorations at the conferment and at
the formal dinner.
Those wearing formal dress at the conferment ceremony should not wear a breast-pocket
handkerchief.
Please do not wear furs or jewelry during the Conferment Ceremony. The
buttons of the female dress should be plain. In the dinner parties wearing
jewelry is allowed.
Further information:
Eeva-Liisa Hietala, e-mail
eeva-liisa.hietala@oulu.fi
, tel. +358-8-315
3918
- Updated- Anita Honkala February 2006 - |