Bergdala Spinnhus

Bergdala Spinnhus designs and makes academic dress for three of our Swedish universities.

In Sweden the tradition of wearing academic dress has been dormant for a couple of hundred years. During that time only doctor's hats and rings, and the occasional embroidered collar, were used as "academic dress". In later years some universities have started to take the tradition of robes up again. University of Lund is one of the pioneers.

I am the robemaker for Växjö University, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola and Malmö University.

Do you want to know more about academic traditions in Sweden? Click for a short description.

Examples of insignia for University of Linköping:
hat buckle
ring

Do you want to know more about academic dress in the world? See The Burgon Society's home page.

See also Ropa de Letrado about a Spanish academic gown from the end of the 16th century.