Court dress
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Court dress comprises the style of clothes and other attire prescribed for members of courts of law. Depending on the country and jurisdiction's traditions, members of the court may wear formal robes,
A Judge of the High Court of Kenya (Hon. Justice Alnashir Visram) in judicial wig and robe.
Short wigs as worn in court by advocates (left) and judges (right) in several Commonwealth countries
Barristers (short wig) and King's Counsels (in full ceremonial dress with long wig)
Caricature of a KC in court dress
King's Counsel
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A King's Counsel is a senior lawyer, usually a barrister, appointed in theory by the monarch, in practice by the government or judicial authorities, of some Commonwealth realms as a "counsel learned i
Court dress
…advocates, such as chartered legal executive advocates, will wear the same attire as a solicitor. Barristers or solicitors who have been appointed King's Counsel ("KCs") wear a silk gown with a flap collar and long closed sleeves (the arm opening is half-way up the sleeve). For this reason, barristers who are…
A 1903 caricature of King's Counsel Robert McCall, wearing his court robes at the Bar of England and Wales. For court, he wears a short wig, and bands instead of lace at the collar, but he retains the silk gown and court tailcoat worn on ceremonial occasions.