Student cap

Cap worn to indicate that the wearer is a student A collection of various models in 1943 (from left to right: Danish, Norwegian and Swedish). In various European countries, student caps of different types are, or have been, worn either as a marker of a common identity, as is the case in the Nordic countries, or to identify the wearer as a member of a smaller body within the larger group of students, as is the case with the caps worn by members of German Studentenverbindungen, or student groups in Belgium. Belgium A number of student caps have historically been worn in Belgium. The calotte is worn by students at Roman Catholic universities. The penne is worn by students at Liberal or non-Catholic universities in Brussels and Wallonia. The bierpet and clubpet are caps in the Couleur tradition.[clarification needed] Calotte A student from the Catholic University of Leuven wearing a calotte in 1921. The calotte originates from the skullcap worn by the Papal Zouaves around 1860. The calotte is cylindrical, made from velvet and astrakhan (pelt of newborn lamb). The color of the top is bordeau red for the universities of Brussels, Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve and Namur, white for the Universi