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Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, sported the new civil robe unveiled as part of a package of measures to simplify judicial court working dress.

Designer Betty Jackson, a former Designer of the Year, worked for free as the design consultant for the new gown, in consultation with a panel of judges who gave their opinions.

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Trekking over new ground: Lord Phillips and Capt Picard (Patrick Stewart) from Star Trek

The new robe incorporates coloured bands to identify seniority with heads of division and appeal court judges wearing gold bands and High Court judges wearing red.

The gown is part of a raft of changes announced last year to court working dress in England and Wales, such as ending the wearing of wigs, wing collars and bands by judges when sitting in civil and family proceedings.

The new civil robe comes into force in October and will be worn by Court of Appeal and High Court judges sitting in civil and family proceedings.

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Lord Chif Justice of England and Wales, The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers with Designer Betty Jackson

Circuit judges when they sit as deputy High Court judges and district judges will also wear the gown when working in civil and family proceedings.

A spokesman for the Judicial Communications Office said the new gown would cut costs by reducing the number of robes certain judges had to wear.

He said: "It is much easier to wear and has things like pockets which the old ones did not have.

"It is the result of considerable consultation and a sensible way forward."

Before and after: Lord Phillips in the new gown and how he would have looked