Dress Code                     Hat and Sword 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, black tailcoat, white waistcoat (white vest) Doctor, female evening gown (not black) Doctor's companion evening gown (not black) Doctor's escort white tie, black tailcoat, 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, black tailcoat, 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, black tailcoat, black waistcoat, white gloves Guest male white tie, black tailcoat, 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 Ball 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, black tailcoat, white waistcoat Doctor, female dark evening gown Doctor's companion evening gown Doctor's escort white, black tailcoat, white waistcoat Guest male white, black tailcoat, 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. Dress Code Table