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Custom Doctorate Hood

Custom Doctorate Hood

$75.95 USD
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All of our custom hoods are made to order and arrive 6-8 weeks after purchase.

🎓 Create a Unique Hood to Represent Your Institution & Discipline 🎓
Our Custom Doctorate Hood is designed to reflect your academic achievements with personalized color choices based on your degree and university. 

Key Features:

✔ Premium Shell Fabric – Standard black matte polyester (custom colors available upon request).
✔ Velvet Color – Represents your degree and discipline, crafted from lightweight, high-quality velvet.
✔ Lining & Chevron Colors – Customizable with your institution’s school colors in luxurious satin.
✔ Two Ordering Options:

  • Standard: 48" (4-feet) hood with 30" velvet.
  • Premium: 48" (4-feet) hood with extended 39" velvet for a more distinguished look.

🚚 Expedited Shipping Available – Select Next Day Air, 2nd Day Air, or 3-Day UPS delivery for urgent orders. Due to customization, these still require 6-8 weeks for production before your item is shipped.

✨ Showcase your academic achievement with a high-quality, custom-tailored doctorate hood! ✨

Shipping & Returns

 

Shipping

In Stock Items 

Orders will ship within 1-2 business days after your order is processed. 

Please take into account: If you choose express shipping, it is still 1-2 business days processing after your order is placed before it ships. Express shipments are delivered on business days only, no Saturday, Sunday or Holiday deliveries.

You will be notified by email or phone number provided at check out. In the rare case that one or more items in your order became temporarily out of stock, we will notify you by phone or email and offer options to wait for backorder or change to a similar product. 

You can also follow up with a phone call (844-888-4696) to verify availability. We will do our best to accommodate your needs. 

Custom Made Items 

This includes: Doctoral Hoods (unless in stock colors specified on product page), Master Hoods (unless in stock colors)

Custom Doctoral gowns,hoods and tams, including custom masters hoods, take about 6-8 weeks to receive after the initial order and art (for embroidery if chosen) is approved. Please keep in mind sometimes art needs a few revisions so please order in advance.

Custom Imprinted Items

Custom Stoles, Diploma Covers, etc. with Imprint Selected.  Custom made or imprint items will ship in 5-10 business days (1-2 weeks) after the order is processed and all artwork and styles are confirmed. After your order is shipped, it will take another 1-5 business days for delivery, depending on your location and shipping method selected. For your reference our shipping warehouse, for custom items is located in Brooklyn, NY. In general, it's safe to say your customized product will be delivered in at most 20 days after order and style confirmation.

Business Days 

Business days are Monday-Friday. We do not ship on Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holidays and they are in general also not counted in transit time.

Carrier Delays

If your order is lost or delayed by UPS or USPS, we will help start the carrier's investigation to help locate your order. Because of the uncertainties of the investigation results, we will not issue a refund unless the investigation has no result in 14 days or the investigation is completed.

We are not responsible for delays due to weather, carrier mishandling, or incorrect address provided. 

Returns

We stand behind the quality of our products and gladly accept returns for unworn, unwashed, non-customized products. For any possible reason, you can request a return for a full refund (except shipping cost) within 15 days of order delivery.





 

Dimensions

(Please feel free to reference our sizing chart as you read on)

Sizing your cap and gown is easy!

The first measurement you need to know is your height.
We size our gowns by height, so if you are 5'5" you should choose the gown designated for the height range 5'3-5'5.
If you are 6'1 you would choose the gown designated for the height range 6'0" - 6'2".
 
The second measurement you should be aware of is the circumference around the largest part of your body, this is usually your chest or hips. This will determine if you need a wider gown which we refer to as FF or XL. Our FF or XL sizes are not longer, but only wider.
 
If you wear a tshirt size starting at XXL or larger our FF or XL sizes will most likely not fit. If you need an XXL or larger please send us an email and we will help you find the right gown!
 
If you chose your size using our guidelines, your gown length should fall somewhere below your knee, but above your ankle.
If you would like the gown to reach just above or slightly covering your shoes, please consider choosing the next size up.
This is also good advice for those planning to wear lifts, heels, platforms, etc.
 
 
Please feel free to take a look at our sizing chart to better understand how our gowns will fit.
If you have any additional questions please reach out and we will be more than happy to help you!

 

Care Instructions

Hooray, you've got the gowns! Here are our tips on how to take care of them, so you can look fabulous on your big day. 

Shiny Graduation Gown, Shiny Choir Gowns

  • Clean:
    • Hand wash: hand wash in cold water; Hang to dry
    • Dry Clean
  • Dewrinkle:
    • Iron: Use low heat with towel between the gown and iron
    • Steam: Low setting
    • Hang: Leave hanging for 48+ hours
    • "The Shower Hack": Run a hot shower while placing the gown near the shower (avoid water splashed on gowns) and leave the bathroom door closed for at least 20 minutes. 

Matte Graduation Gown, Matte Choir Gowns, Master Gowns, Barrister Gowns, Doctoral Gowns 

  • Clean: Dry Clean only
  • Dewrinkle:
    • Iron: Use low heat with towel between the gown and iron
    • Steam: Steamer Low Setting 
    • Hang: Leave hanging for 72+ hours 
    • "The Shower Hack": Run a hot shower while placing the gown near the shower (avoid water splashed on gowns) and leave the bathroom door closed for at least 20 minutes. 

Graduation Caps - Matte/Shiny

  • Spot clean only 

Stoles, V-Stoles 

  • Clean: Dry Clean Only
  • Dewrinkle:
    • Iron: Not recommended, if doing so, make sure to use a thick piece of fabric between the stole and iron
      *Warning: DO NOT iron customized stoles. Ink may melt. 
    • Steam: Steamer Low Setting
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Customer Reviews

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Renee Johnson (East Orange, NJ)
Fit: Perfect Fit
AWESOME CAP, CAP, & HOOD

I ordered Doctoral Regalia from Cap and Gown Direct. You cannot always tell by pictures on The Internet but when I received my order, I was More Than Pleased! Awesome Fit, Awesome Construction, Awesome Quality, and Awesome Pricing!! There is one more--AWESOME APRIL!!

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Felisa Mastel (Minneapolis, MN)
Fit: Runs Large
Awesome customer service & Superb Custom Regalia!!

Order your regalia package -- My gown was custom (order the pocket), hood, and cap!! High quality at a cost savings. (My pocket was not included; but customer service stepped in for assistance!) I am very pleased with this product!! I regret not ordering the custom bag for storage. Created the custom order timely and efficient!! I am so glad I placed my order with Cap and Gown Direct! - Felisa

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Russell Mack (Colleyville, TX)
Fit: Perfect Fit
Very happy with doctoral hood!

I’ve been renting doctoral hoods, and finally decided to buy one. This hood is great. Beautiful colors and nice piping, fits perfectly. It’s even nicer than I expected. I should have bought one of these years ago. The people were nice to work with and kept me informed about my shipment and timing. I highly recommend them. Good price, too.

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Wendy Chinchilla (Glendora, CA)
Fit: Perfect Fit
I love the gown and Tam !!!!

Perfect perfect perfect !!!!!! Honestly, great quality !!!! And fast shipping. Customer service was so patient with me with all my questions !!! I def, reccomend them for your graduate needs.

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Willie Goins (Greenville, MS)
Fit: Perfect Fit
Ready for Graduation

Yes I will recommend your company to my staff.

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