{"id":3396,"date":"2025-05-18T01:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T01:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/attire-for-wizards-and-judges.html"},"modified":"2025-05-18T01:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T01:18:15","slug":"attire-for-wizards-and-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/attire-for-wizards-and-judges.html","title":{"rendered":"What do wizards and judges wear to work? enchanted robes, cursed court suits and the 3 ridiculous rules they\u2019re both secretly following!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id='video-container' data-video-id='m9itxSl3ySM' style='width:100%; height:auto; max-width:587px; position: relative;'>\n<div class='image-video-plugin' style='background:url(\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/m9itxSl3ySM\/0.jpg\") center no-repeat; background-size: cover;'><\/div>\n<p>        <span class='youtube-play-button'><\/span><br \/>\n        <noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m9itxSl3ySM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>What is a judge&#8217;s garment called?<\/h2>\n<p>Behold, the majestic uniform of courtroom royalty: the <b>judicial robe<\/b>. This flowing, often black ensemble isn\u2019t just a fashion statement\u2014it\u2019s the sartorial equivalent of a lion\u2019s mane, telegraphing, \u201cI\u2019m here to drop legal wisdom, and maybe accidentally summon a ghost from the 18th century.\u201d Officially, it\u2019s called a <b>robe<\/b> or <b>gown<\/b>, but let\u2019s be real\u2014it\u2019s basically a wizard cloak for people who deal with subpoenas instead of sorcery.<\/p>\n<div class='global-div-post-related-aib'><a href='\/news\/ronseal-decking-cleaner.html' class='post-related-aib'><div class='internal-div-post-related-aib'><span class='text-post-related-aib'>You may also be interested in:<\/span>&nbsp; <span class='post-title-aib'><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Robes: Not Just for Bath Time Anymore<\/h3>\n<p>Why do judges dress like they\u2019re about to host a midnight s\u00e9ance? Blame the British. The tradition hails from medieval Europe, where scholars and clergy wore long robes to look smart and intimidating. Judges borrowed the look, added a dash of <b>\u201cI\u2019m-the-law\u201d flair<\/b>, and voil\u00e0\u2014courtroom couture was born. Fun fact: some judges still pair their robes with <b>white neck ribbons<\/b> or <b>stoles<\/b>, because accessorizing is key when you\u2019re dismantling someone\u2019s alibi.<\/p>\n<div class='global-div-post-related-aib'><a href='\/news\/statutory-consultation.html' class='post-related-aib'><div class='internal-div-post-related-aib'><span class='text-post-related-aib'>You may also be interested in:<\/span>&nbsp; <span class='post-title-aib'>Statutory consultation: can your paperwork survive the zombie apocalypse\u2026 or a surprise tea party with bureaucrat badgers?<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>The Robe\u2019s Secret Superpowers<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t underestimate this garment\u2019s mystical abilities. The robe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Converts coffee into legal precedent<\/b> (probably)<\/li>\n<li>Makes slamming a gavel 300% more dramatic<\/li>\n<li>Hides the fact that the judge is wearing sweatpants underneath (jury\u2019s still out)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Modern judges have dialed back the frills\u2014no more powdered wigs, unless they\u2019re cosplaying as Thomas Jefferson. But the robe remains, stubbornly archaic and weirdly comforting, like a weighted blanket made of authority. Next time you see one, remember: it\u2019s not just fabric. It\u2019s a <b>crime-fighting cape<\/b> for people who fight crime with paperwork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a judge&#8217;s garment called? Behold, the majestic uniform of courtroom royalty: the judicial robe. This flowing, often black ensemble isn\u2019t just a fashion statement\u2014it\u2019s the sartorial equivalent of a lion\u2019s mane, telegraphing, \u201cI\u2019m here to drop legal wisdom, and maybe accidentally summon a ghost from the 18th century.\u201d Officially, it\u2019s called a robe&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/attire-for-wizards-and-judges.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What do wizards and judges wear to work? enchanted robes, cursed court suits and the 3 ridiculous rules they\u2019re both secretly following!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}