Black Monk Robe with Burgundy Scapular

Front view of a black monk habit with a burgundy scapular, hood and black rope cincture.

Black Hooded Monk Robe with Burgundy Scapular, Monastic Habit

$220.00 USD

A black habit with a plain burgundy scapular and hood, tied with a black rope cincture. No embroidery or applied symbol. For community wear or private prayer. Cut to your size code or your own measurements.

Monk habit sizing

Find the row where your chest and your height both match. Between rows? Size by chest, or choose Made to Measure.

How to measure

Measure over what you will wear underneath, tape level, not pulled tight.

A - Robe length: nape of the neck straight down the back to the hem. Ankle length is usual.
B - Chest: around the fullest part, under the arms.
C - Sleeve: centre back of the neck, over the shoulder, down to the wrist bone.
Height: floor to the top of the head, no shoes.

Full guide: How to measure for vestments

Size	Chest (B)	Height	Sleeve (C)	Robe length (A)
S-54	34-37 in	5 ft 7 in to 5 ft 8 in	32 in	54 in
S-56	34-37 in	5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in	33 in	56 in
S-58	34-37 in	5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in	34 in	58 in
M-56	38-41 in	5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in	33 in	56 in
M-58	38-41 in	5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in	34 in	58 in
M-60	38-41 in	6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in	35 in	60 in
L-56	42-45 in	5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in	33 in	56 in
L-58	42-45 in	5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in	34 in	58 in
L-60	42-45 in	6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in	35 in	60 in
XL-58	46-49 in	5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in	34 in	58 in
XL-60	46-49 in	5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in	34 in	60 in
XL-62	46-49 in	6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in	35 in	62 in
2XL-58	50-53 in	5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in	33 in	58 in
2XL-60	50-53 in	6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in	34 in	60 in
Made to Measure	your own	your own	cut to your figures	cut to your figures

Inches. Chest is your body measurement; the habit is cut with ease over it. Wool adds $70. Made to Measure is priced as the L sizes.

Cloth

Wool adds $70 to the cotton price at every size.

Fabric

Choose your size code above. Open the habit size guide for the chest, height and robe length each code covers.

Tailored to your own measurements, priced at the same step as the L sizes. Take them over what you will wear under the habit.

A Robe length - nape of the neck straight down the back to the hem. B Sleeve length - centre back of the neck, over the shoulder, to the wrist.

Measurements are in

Height

Chest

Robe length

Sleeve length

Waist

Neck opening

Anything else we should know

We confirm every measurement by email, and alter or replace the habit if it does not fit.

Complete the set

$20 comes off each piece at checkout when you add it with this garment.

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Additional information

This item qualifies for free worldwide shipping

Dispatch

5–7 days

Standard

10–15 days. Free on orders of $200 or more

Rush

7–9 days. Choose Rush shipping at checkout

Dispatch and transit are counted separately. Duties, where they apply, are payable on arrival.

Overview

What this habit is

Why it is chosen

Dispatch

Dispatched within 5–7 days, with tracked delivery worldwide.
Liturgically correct

Black with a burgundy scapular — worn for daily wear in community, choir and prayer, retreat
Cloth and finish

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: smooth structured drape. Tunic, full-length scapular and hood; wide bell sleeves; black rope cincture; no pockets; plain floor-length hem; pulls on over the head.
Cut to your measurements

Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Details

About this habit

A black habit with a burgundy scapular and hood, tied with a black rope cincture, with no embroidery or applied decoration anywhere on the cloth.

The cut

The habit pairs a black tunic with a burgundy scapular that runs the full length of the body, front and back, and a burgundy hood set at the top of it. The scapular is a plain straight panel with no ornament worked into it. The hood carries a moderate point and stands rather than lying flat. The sleeves flare wide in the same bell shape as the rest of our range. A black rope cincture ties at the waist, its tasselled ends left hanging. No pocket breaks the line of the tunic, and the hem is left plain at floor length; getting into the habit means pulling it on over the head, since there is no front opening.

Cloth and finish

The cotton is smooth and matte, with a structured drape that holds a clean line and wrinkles very little. Colour is where this habit does its work: a black tunic set against a burgundy scapular and hood, with the black cincture matching the tunic rather than the scapular above it. Nothing is embroidered or appliquéd on the cloth in any of the photographs we have of it.

This habit is made in either cotton or wool, and the choice is yours on this page. Cotton is lighter and breathes in warm weather; wool is heavier and holds more body in the fall of the skirt. The photographs show the cotton. The price changes as soon as you choose the cloth, and again with the size code.

Who wears it

Black and burgundy together are not the historical dress of any one order: no order pairs the two in its habit, and we chose the combination for contrast rather than to echo a particular community. The tunic-scapular-hood construction underneath is generically Benedictine-style. Monks and oblates whose community has taken up this pairing wear it day to day, and lay people keeping a private rule of prayer choose it for the same reason.

Size and fit

Fourteen codes make up the size range, each a chest measurement matched to a robe length: S 34-37in chest, M 38-41in, L 42-45in, XL 46-49in, 2XL 50-53in, with a length of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62in from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure, the fifteenth option, is priced the same as the L sizes. It goes on over the head, with no fastening of any kind at the front.

See related colour-blocked cuts in religious habits, browse custom vestments, and consult the vestment glossary for scapular terms.

At a glance

Liturgical use

Daily wear in community, Choir and prayer, Retreat, Ordination or profession gift
Liturgical colour

Black with a burgundy scapular
Worn by

Monk, Oblate, Lay use — Loose monastic cut, pulls on over the head, no front fastening
Cloth

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: smooth structured drape
Construction

Tunic, full-length scapular and hood; wide bell sleeves; black rope cincture; no pockets; plain floor-length hem; pulls on over the head
Dispatch

Dispatched within 5–7 days
Personalisation

Cut to your size code or your own measurements
Made in

Pakistan

Care

Wash this habit on a cool, gentle cycle separately at first, since the burgundy scapular can release a little dye into pale loads.

Line dry away from direct sun and press the scapular from the reverse if you iron it, to keep its surface even.

Product type

Monk Habit

Style

Benedictine in character - tunic, plain scapular and hood, colouring our own

Liturgical colour

Black with a burgundy scapular

Material

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: smooth structured drape

Length

54 to 62 in robe length by size code, or cut to your own

Fit

Loose monastic cut, pulls on over the head, no front fastening

Construction

Tunic, full-length scapular and hood; wide bell sleeves; black rope cincture; no pockets; plain floor-length hem; pulls on over the head

Worn by

Monk,
Oblate,
Lay use

Customisation

Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Dispatch time

5–7 days

Made in

Pakistan

Monastic dress varies between orders and communities. Where your own custom differs, follow it.

FAQs

Before you order

What does the burgundy scapular signify?

Nothing beyond a colour choice of ours. The scapular carries no embroidery or applied symbol in this habit, and the pairing of black and burgundy is not the dress of any named order or devotion.

Is the rope cincture included with this habit?

Yes, the black rope cincture with tasselled ends is included and comes tied at the waist as shown.

How do I choose my size code?

Each code pairs a chest range with a robe length. The letter is the chest: S is 34-37 in, M is 38-41 in, L is 42-45 in, XL is 46-49 in, 2XL is 50-53 in. The number is the finished robe length in inches, measured from the nape of the neck to the hem.

So a man with a 40 in chest at 5 ft 11 in takes M-58. Open the size guide on this page and read down to the row where your chest and height meet. If you are between two lengths, the longer one gives a fuller hem and the shorter one clears the floor more easily.

What if none of the size codes fits me?

Choose Made to Measure. The measurement fields appear as soon as you select it, and there is no separate made-to-measure charge: it is priced at the same step as the L sizes, in whichever cloth you choose.

It is the right choice if your chest and height fall in different rows, if you are outside the ranges given, if you want a particular hem length, or if you want the sleeves cut narrower or fuller than standard. We read every made-to-measure order and write to you if a figure looks unlikely.

How is the habit worn?

It goes on over the head and falls loose over whatever is worn underneath, so it needs no fastening at the front. The cincture ties at the waist and gathers the fullness; the hood sits back on the shoulders and is drawn up when wanted.

Where a habit has a scapular, that is the straight panel worn over the tunic, hanging front and back, and it goes on after the tunic and before the cincture.

How should the stole be cared for?

We recommend professional dry cleaning for embroidered vestments. Store the stole flat or loosely rolled rather than folded, so no crease forms across the embroidery, and keep it out of direct sunlight to protect the gold thread. The Journal's vestment care guide covers pressing, storage and stain removal in full.

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