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When robes are required, the Judge may decide to relax the rule in cases of hot weather, etc.
Criminal Cases
- The Crown Court requires that Barristers be robed.
- The Court of Appeal requires that Barristers be robed.
- The Magistrates' Court is never robed, although Barristers are rarely present in Magistrates' Courts, solicitors usually taking their place. Solicitors never wear robes.
- The Supreme Court requires that Barristers be robed.
Civil Cases
- The County Court rarely requires robes although this is at the Judge's discretion.
- The High Court often requires that Barristers be robed, this is very much at the Judge's discretion.
- The Supreme Court requires that Barristers be robed.
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Prior to that monks wore a canvas head covering when conducting official duties to add solemnity and authority.
During the 16/17/18th centuries Periwigs/Purdukes were forms of wigs worn by the upper classes in emulation of the wigs worn by the kings of France and their courtiers. The fashion spread to England amongst the wealthy, in courts of law Barristers and Judges wore wigs to distinguish themselves from the lower classes and defendants in cases.
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Why did the English and Early Americans wear wigs?
They didn't have good hygiene, and with smallpox and other fevers that they suffered, their hair fell out or they had scabs all over their scalps. Wigs were also in fashion for public appearances, for persons of authority, such as the wigs that judges and barristers (lawyers) wear in British courts, to this day.A side note to the wearing of wigs: The Europeans started the scalping of the Native Americans, both to make wigs for themselves and their wives back home, but also because they found that the Native American believed that they wouldn't make it to the "Happy Hunting Grounds" without their hair. So the Native Americans started scalping Europeans.Actually American Indians started scalping Europeans first and Europeans did it right back. I am afraid it was something that went on in wars between tribes for generations before the Europeans occupied America. All was not peaceful before or after the Europeans landed, but just added more people to conflicts. The real big issues did not happen until Andrew Jackson. He was a horrible man to the Indians. But a lesson to be learned, when you fight between yourselves you fall, a lesson we all need to learn as a nation now of America will be lost to all of us.
Why did men wear powdered wigs?
They used the powder to get a white or off white color. Later they had developed ways of getting white wigs. The was a tax on wig powder that ended the style. Men shaved their heads and were powdered wigs because of lice, fleas, bedbugs etc...
What were Revolutionary War wigs made from?
The wigs were commonly made of human, horse, goat, or yak hair.
What was George Washington's wig made out of?
Usually back then, wigs of the wealthy were either made out of human hair or sheep wool. Actually, he did not wear a wig, but he did powder his hair so it looked like a wig.
Why are wigs so expensive?
Some wigs are made from human hair. The collecting, sorting and grading of collected hair is labor intensive and time consuming.
