in court

[jjoseph]

...sandals and open-necked shorts were the norm, a few bermudas...
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...The judge ... did not hesitate to throw her gown back off her bare shoulders.

Quelle belle journée d'etre français!

Sounds like the day went well. Félicitations.

[cessna152towser]

Martin S wrote:-

The lawyers probably suffered most with their long black gowns.

Yes, at this time of year it gets warm wearing a black court robe over a dark coloured wool suit, whether its a navy pinstripe trouser suit in New Zealand Merino Wool or an Argyle Jacket with an all black heavyweight wool kilt. But this summer I have experimented by wearing a lightweight polycotton black kilt to court a couple of times and I don't think anyone noticed the difference.