When the justices first sat in the new building, they marked the change in their venue with a change in their court attire.
The justices wore jabots for the first time. The jabots were designed and made by Lady Aitkin, the wife of Justice Sir Keith Aitkin, using a domestic sewing machine. The jabots were made from white poplin with a narrow edging of brooderie anglaise and could go over an ordinary collar and tie, unlike the stiff collar they replaced, which required a change of clothing every time a justice went into court. Later, the justices did away with wigs and the jabots and opted for a simple gown.