26-year-old Plains Cree/Métis student Stephen Mussell received his law degree from the University of British Columbia on May 20 wearing a tanned deer hide vest, beaded moccasins, a quillwork bolo tie and eagle feather, clothes that he says reflect his "culture and tradition." He hopes his outfit will let other Indigenous people realize they can "work within a system that isn't ours and still maintain our values and identity." "For our young ones I simply wanted to show that we're just as capable as anyone, and that we can accomplish anything we set our minds to. For our old ones I wanted to show thanks. Thanks for being so incredibly strong and maintaining our traditions and cultures through so much pain and adversity." What is your opinion of his graduating outfit?

Although many of us have or will graduate in the traditional cap and gown, not everyone in the world (or even in our countries) does this. Here are some other graduation outfits--what do you think of this traditional gown and fur-lined hood at Universities of Oxford and Cambridge? The fur-lined hood is worn, traditionally across the shoulders (not over the head!). Part of the ceremony is also conducted in Latin, to the general bemusement of most students.

At the Japanese Kanazawa College of Art you can wear anything you want, which annually whips media outlets into a frenzy . The annual ceremony has become so famous that TV crews turn up each year to see what the students are wearing. Opinions?

In Spain, the traditional approach towards graduation academic dress includes embellished cuffs, elbow length cape and a circular shape cap. What do you think?

At the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan, some female students wear onna hakama while others opt for kimino, with males donning either traditional haori hakama or suits during Japanese graduations, which are usually held in March. Each student walks up onto the stage when his or her name is called, bows once, receives the certificate with both hands, bows once more, and returns to their seat. What do you think?

And in the U.S. at California's Stanford University, graduating students wear a lurid pink and orange stole instead of the traditional hood. What do you think of this?