Editing Verger (section)

==Robes==
The typical robes of a verger are a black gown worn over a black [[cassock]]. The gown is somewhat like an [[academic dress|academic gown]] and is open-fronted in the English tradition. It is common for a verger's gown to bear the arms of the church, usually on one or both sleeves. It can be trimmed with velvet, which may be in another colour (a colour prominently associated with the cathedral, for instance). Formally, a [[jabot (neckwear)|jabot]] may be worn at the neck.

Less formally, a verger may wear a gown without a cassock below, or, conversely, a cassock without the gown. In more modern settings, a verger might wear a [[scapular]] instead of a gown.

If a verger also serves at the altar during divine worship, the gown is often replaced with a [[surplice]].