{"product_id":"black-capelet-monk-habit","title":"Black Hooded Monk Robe with Pointed Capelet, Benedictine Style Habit","description":"\u003cp\u003eA black hooded habit cut with a shoulder capelet rather than a scapular, tied at the waist with a rope cincture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe cut\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe habit is built from a floor-length tunic, a capelet across the shoulders, and a hood set into the neckline. The capelet is cut to fall into a soft point at chest height at both front and back rather than lying square, and it takes the place a scapular would normally hold. The hood has some body of its own and stands slightly proud of the neck instead of lying flat. Sleeves are wide and bell-shaped, left with a plain unfinished edge. A rope cincture in matching black ties at the waist over the point of the capelet, its tasselled ends left hanging. There are no pockets. The tunic pulls on over the head, with no buttons, hooks or zips anywhere, and the hem is left long enough to pool a little on the floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCloth and finish\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a mid-weight cotton habit with a smooth, matte face that picks up a little sheen across the shoulders and sleeves under strong light. It falls softly rather than holding a stiff line, which is what lets the capelet drop into its point instead of sitting flat against the body. Colour is black from collar to hem, capelet and hood included, with no contrast panel anywhere on the garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho wears it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA black habit with a hood is the most familiar Benedictine-style silhouette, and this one reads as Benedictine in character in that general sense. The pointed capelet is a cut of our own rather than the dress of a particular order, so no community should be assumed to wear this exact shape. It suits monks, oblates and novices who wear a habit through the day, and it suits lay people keeping a private rule of prayer who want a plain black habit for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSize and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe habit is cut to fourteen graded size codes, each one pairing a chest measurement with a finished length. S covers a 34-37in chest, M 38-41in, L 42-45in, XL 46-49in and 2XL 50-53in; the number that follows the letter, 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62, is the robe length in inches measured from the nape of the neck to the hem. A fifteenth option, Made to Measure, is priced the same as the L sizes and is cut to the figures you send us. The habit pulls on over the head and has no front fastening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee the full range of cuts in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/religious-habits\"\u003ereligious habits\u003c\/a\u003e collection, browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-vestments\"\u003ecustom vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, and check your figures against our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/measuring-guide\"\u003emeasuring guide\u003c\/a\u003e before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"S-54 \/ Cotton","offer_id":49385752953067,"sku":"TCC-HAB-BLK-CAP-001-S54-CTN","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S-56 \/ Cotton","offer_id":49385752985835,"sku":"TCC-HAB-BLK-CAP-001-S56-CTN","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S-58 \/ Cotton","offer_id":49385753018603,"sku":"TCC-HAB-BLK-CAP-001-S58-CTN","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M-56 \/ 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