{"id":18614,"date":"2026-06-12T12:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.whiteroomstudio.com.sg\/?p=18614"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:31:04","slug":"graduation-gown-guide-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.whiteroomstudio.com.sg\/blog\/graduation-gown-guide-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduation Gowns in Singapore: The Complete Guide for Every University"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/div>[vc_column_text]You spend years working toward it, and then it arrives: a single morning in a gown and mortarboard, a name read aloud, a walk across a stage. Graduation is over almost as quickly as it begins, which is exactly why the photographs matter so much. Long after the day itself has blurred, the graduation portraits<\/a> are what stay on the wall.<\/p>\n

This guide covers everything you need to know about your graduation gown in Singapore, whether you’re graduating from a local university, a polytechnic, or an overseas Australian or UK degree earned here \u2014 plus what to wear underneath and, because capturing these milestones is what we’ve done since 2009, how to look genuinely like yourself when the camera comes out.<\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”WHAT EXACTLY IS A GRADUATION GOWN?” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23656565″ google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_column_text]Academic dress has barely changed in centuries, and that’s part of its charm. Almost everywhere, the set is the same three pieces: a\u00a0gown<\/strong>\u00a0(usually black for bachelor’s degrees), a\u00a0hood or sash<\/strong>\u00a0worn over the shoulders, and a\u00a0mortarboard,<\/strong>\u00a0the flat square cap with a tassel. The details are where each institution shows its identity. The colour of the hood, the trimmings on the gown, even which side the tassel sits all vary by university, by faculty, and sometimes by degree level.[\/vc_column_text]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”GRADUATION GOWNS BY UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23656565″ google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”NUS (National University of Singapore) Graduation Gown” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%230f0f0f” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
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<\/div>[vc_column_text]The NUS gown photographs cleanly precisely because it’s so simple \u2014 a black gown lets the hood colour do all the talking, so the trick is keeping that hood sitting flat and square rather than slipping back. We love to light it to keep the colour true and set it against our emerald-and-gold Peranakan corner, where a single band of faculty colour reads warm and rich rather than flattening into a black shape.<\/p>\n

Official reference: the\u00a0NUS Commencement \u2014 Hood Colours<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text]

<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”NTU (Nanyang Technological University) Graduation Gown” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%230f0f0f” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_column_text]Because NTU’s regalia is so restrained \u2014 gown, hood, nothing layered \u2014 the portrait lives on posture and light rather than colour. We’ve found a slight turn of the shoulders makes the hood read as a band of colour against the black; shot under the grand colonial windows of our European hall on our third floor with wainscoting, the natural light needs barely a fill flash. And since every NTU graduate only gets two quick stage shots on the day, a proper session is where you actually get the frame worth framing.<\/p>\n

Official reference:\u00a0NTU Convocation \u2014 Academic Dress and Dress Code<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”SMU ( Singapore Management University) Graduation Gown” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%230f0f0f” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
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The SMU gown is one of our favourites to photograph because it carries the most detail \u2014 worn closed, with the co-curricular cord and the tassel set to the correct side. Those are exactly the elements a rushed phone shot loses, so we set them deliberately: cord straight, tassel correct, gown clean. Against our bold red plush wall on the second floor of our studio, that detail takes on a confident, editorial richness.<\/p>\n

Official reference:\u00a0SMU Commencement \u2014 Gown & Attire<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”SUSS (Singapore University of Social Sciences) Graduation Gown” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%230f0f0f” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_column_text]At SUSS the full set is mandatory to be presented on stage, and they specifically recommend ironing your gown \u2014 which genuinely shows on camera. Graduates photograph beautifully against the rustic setting of restored original shophouse, where natural light and warm wood keep the focus on you and the crispness of well-pressed regalia.<\/p>\n

Official reference:\u00a0SUSS Convocation \u2014 Graduates’ Guide<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”SIT (Singapore Institute of Technology) Graduation Gown” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%230f0f0f” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_column_text]SIT’s gown already carries a lot \u2014 black with red and white trimmings, and a hood colour set by your school \u2014 so the cleaner the backdrop, the better it reads. A clean, plain backdrop gives a contemporary, uncluttered frame that lets the gown’s distinctive trims stay the hero, with nothing competing for attention.<\/p>\n

Official reference: Information for Graduands<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”SIM (inc UOL) Graduation Gown” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%230f0f0f” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
<\/div>[vc_column_text]With the University of London scheme, the colour is everything \u2014 that band of faculty silk against the black gown is the whole story of the frame, whether it’s gold, blue or russet. We light specifically to keep it true, and our French-inspired archway gives a UOL portrait the formal, considered setting its tradition deserves. Because SIM’s cohort is large and the ceremony busy, a separate session is often the only place graduates get an unhurried, properly-lit portrait at all.<\/p>\n

Official reference:\u00a0University of London \u2014 academic dress<\/a>; plus SIM’s graduation booklet<\/a> for ceremony details.<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Polytechnic Graduation Gowns (Ngee Ann, Singapore, Temasek, Nanyang and Republic Polys NP, SP, TP, NYP, RP)” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%230f0f0f” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”]
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The polytechnic gowns are a pleasure precisely because of their colour \u2014 Ngee Ann’s navy-and-gold and the rest carry each school’s brand identity, a brighter counterpoint to the universities’ darker regalia. Those lively colours come alive in daylight, so our balcony overlooking the greenery of Fort Canning is a favourite for poly grads: sheltered, sunlit, and a fresh contrast to the studio sets.<\/p>\n

Official references:\u00a0NP Graduation<\/a>, SP Graduation Attire<\/a>,\u00a0 TP Graduation Attire<\/a>; NYP Graduation Attire<\/a> and RP Graduation Day<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_column_text]Australian regalia shares a clean convention \u2014 black gown and mortarboard with a faculty-coloured hood or sash, several reserving a distinctive gown for doctoral graduates. Because the colour sits in a single accent, we keep the styling considered and shoot against our Art Deco setting, where teal walls and muted-gold panelling lend a slightly decadent, portrait-forward mood that flatters a graduate solo or a small family group.<\/p>\n

Official references:\u00a0JCU Singapore Graduation<\/a>,\u00a0Curtin Singapore Graduation<\/a>, and\u00a0Murdoch University Regalia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_column_text]UK academic dress varies university to university, but the pattern holds: a black bachelor’s gown and mortarboard with a hood lined in a colour denoting your degree. Whichever awarding university’s regalia you’re in, our Classic European gallery \u2014 formal French wainscoting and soft window light \u2014 gives a UK degree the dignified, traditional setting it suits.[\/vc_column_text]
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Explore our Beautiful Spaces<\/strong><\/a> blog for a closer look at our heritage Peranakan interiors<\/strong>, natural-light European hallways<\/strong>, and sun-lit balcony setting overlooking Fort Canning<\/strong>, along with the other distinctive portrait spaces available throughout White Room Studio. It’s the best way to find a backdrop that complements your graduation gown and personal style before your session.<\/p>\n

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<\/div>[vc_column_text]Our studio at 219 River Valley Road carries a wide selection of graduation gowns, available for complimentary use during your session. The collection includes gowns from:<\/p>\n