White-haired wig with tight loops on top, pin curls on sides and two long tails at the back, made by Ravenscroft Law Wig & Robe Makers, Lincoln's Inn, London.
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 (judges, magistrates, and so on) may wear formal robes, gowns, collars, or wigs. Within a certain country and court setting, there may be many times when the full formal dress is not used. Cyprus, being a member state of the Commonwealth, followed these rules. But recently such rules have been more relaxed
In Cyprus, the courts have upheld the traditions of wearing black and white. All judges and advocates, equally, wear a black suit, black trousers, black shoes, white shirt, a white neckband, and a black gown. This applies to all the courts of Cyprus. The regulations in the Cypriot courts come from the past that Cyprus had as a British Colony.
cst_00620 > Wig, Hair, 18 x 19 x 35 cm, 20th century
You can see this exhibit up close, along with many others, in the 3rd-floor exhibition room of CVAR.
