All graduands participating in the ceremonies must wear the appropriate academic dress bought or hired from Ede and Ravenscroft.  

Graduands can only order gowns if they have booked to attend the ceremony. If you have not booked a place, you will not be able to book academic dress. Once your place and the schedule is confirmed (in early March/April), you will be able to order academic dress when the system opens.

You will need to know the following information when ordering your gown:

• Your LSE ID number
• Height
• Head circumference
• Chest size measurements
• Day of your ceremony

All queries relating to gown hire should be directed to Ede and Ravenscroft customer services:

Contact form: https://graduation-services.edeandravenscroft.com/gs-contact-form

Search: edeandravenscroft.com/help 

Collecting your academic dress

Academic dress can be collected from the Student Services Centre Atrium during collection opening times, these times will be confirmed in due course.

Returning your academic dress

Academic dress can be returned to the returns desk in the Student Services Centre Atrium or to the gown drop in the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre. Gowns must be returned by 8:00pm unless otherwise stated.

Please ensure that you bring your Ede and Ravenscroft booking reference number with you. You will receive this when you place your booking.

Graduands should wear business attire, smart national dress or other formal clothing under their gowns. We would also highly recommend that students wear a shirt or blouse with buttons, as this will ensure that the hood of the academic dress stays in place. 

Alternatively, you may bring hair or safety pins with you to help keep the gown and hood in place.

Since the granting of its own degree awarding powers in July 2008, students have worn LSE-specific gowns. However, if you are eligible and have chosen to receive a University of London degree you should still book an LSE gown and exchange it for a University of London gown on the day.

To see what the LSE gowns look like, please click on the relevant link below:

• Bachelors
• Certificate
• Diploma
• Masters
• MPhil
• PhD

Please note that, although you will receive a hat as part of your academic dress, it is an LSE tradition that hats are not worn on stage. Please leave your hat on your seat.