- Source: Academic scarf
The wearing of academic scarves is a tradition found at many colleges and universities in English-speaking countries, and particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sets of two or more coloured stripes have traditionally been used as part of the distinctive visual identity of these institutions. The scarves are usually made of Saxony wool and traditionally 6 feet (c. 2m) long. The traditional vertical stripes were (according to one source) adopted first at the University of Cambridge during the Second World War when material scarcity created scarves made of strips of wool sewn together rather than woven into the fabric.
The colours are often derived from the colours of the official coat of arms and/or the varsity colours, and are used in clothing and symbols of all kinds, from ties to trophies, but notably in the long woollen winter scarves that students and alumni wear to show their pride in their institutions. Some universities have different scarves for different faculties and even for undergraduates and postgraduates. Some may even have a 'combination scarf' where one side is in the university's colours and the other the faculty, etc. colours. Traditionally, academic scarves would not have further embroidery on them, such as arms or logos, as the stripes are sufficient to identify the scarf's origins and affiliation; however, at some universities such as Cambridge it has become usual for scarves to be embroidered with the college arms. Furthermore, universities might change their design and colours from time to time, usually during re-branding exercises, or if there is not an 'official' version that has been widely used. For example the University of Manchester was created in 2004 by merging two previous institutions, and adopted the new colours of purple and gold, along with changing scarf colours.
At some universities, in addition to collegiate scarves, there are also several non-collegiate scarves which have a well-established meaning. For example, those representing the university in sport may be entitled to wear a particular scarf, depending on their level of achievement, or a university department or club may have its own scarf. In addition, some colleges and universities have (for example) separate scarves for senior clubs such as their Boat Clubs.[b]
Academic scarves are to be distinguished from other types of scarves that are officially sold by the institution themselves which often use different colours and are embroidered with logos and other emblem, or designed/made differently to traditional academic scarves.
Australia
= La Trobe University
== University of Adelaide
== University of Melbourne
== University of New England
== University of New South Wales
== University of Queensland
== University of Sydney
== University of Tasmania
=Canada
Ireland
= University of Dublin
== National University of Ireland
=University College Dublin
Other NUI Constituent Universities
= University of Limerick
== Dublin City University
=New Zealand
= University of Otago
=The term scarfies is often used in and around Dunedin, the site of the University of Otago, as a slang term for university students.
United Kingdom
= University of Birmingham
== University of Bristol
== University of Cambridge
=Sports colours
= Durham University
== University of Glasgow
== Imperial College London
== Lancaster University
== University of London
== Manchester University
=Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST (former)
= Newcastle University
== University of Oxford
=Sports colours
= Queen's University Belfast
== University of St Andrews
== University of Wales
== University of York
== Scarf colours of other UK universities
=United States
= Harvard University
== Yale University
== Academic scarves of other American colleges
== Scarf colors of US High Schools
=See also
List of rowing blades – School and university
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References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hijab
- Bayt Dajan
- Academic scarf
- Scarf
- School colors
- Keffiyeh
- Herbert Scarf
- Academic dress
- Headscarf
- Index of fashion articles
- All Too Well
- Academic dress of the University of Oxford
