There were some really awesome ones. One of the history profs, I think, had one that was really bright blue, green, and red... and shiny. And there was a really stylish British guy I didn't know we had in my department, in a black robe with red sleeve linings and stuff. I think he was mostly cool, though, because he was British. (-;

Of course, if I get my PhD, I have to go into academia, otherwise I don't get to wear the robes on a regular basis. (I think if I go back to school, it'll be for something that has nothing to do with English, like paleontology. I could go for paleontology. Or basically any of those history-sciences where I get to make things up that sound plausible. ^_^)