Why do wizards wear Robes?

Question

From Gandalf to Merlin
From Harry Potter to Dumbledoor
From Zedd to Orko from He-Man
Wizards have worn robes. Why is that?

Answer 1

Take your pick of reasons:

By wearing elaborate robes, they identify themselves as wizards, which have a reputation of being people you don't want to mess with.

Wizards tend to be frail old men. Even low-end armors like ringmail and studded leather are rather heavy.

Armor tends to not have pockets. Wearing multiple layers of robes, each with multiple pockets on the inside, provides plenty of carrying capacity for all sorts of magical powders, potions, and artifacts.

What else are you going to put on with a wizard hat?

Answer 2

Robes are all cheap and easily manufactured than the shining armours.Robes are worn to differenciate the class between magicians/wizards/witches to the knights/paladins/berserkers who wore the stainless,metallic armours/animal's skin.

Answer 3

i play D&D and the rules have it stated that a mage cannot(without proper training, magical item, or selecting certain abilities) wear armor because it restricts the casting methods of there spells via restricted movement and encumberance, so basically robes give them room to move and covers their arcane naughty parts, but also adds flavor to their appearance

Answer 4

That is a very good question. Why can't wizards wear thongs or snow hat, boots, and gloves?