{"product_id":"black-hooded-monk-habit","title":"Black Hooded Monk Robe with Rope Cincture, Benedictine Style Habit","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoarse black cotton, cut plain with a hood and no scapular, finished with a tan rope cincture: a habit for daily wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe cut\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the plainest habit in the range: a floor-length tunic and an attached hood, with no scapular or capelet layered over it. The hood is a simple pointed shape that lies flat against the back when it is down. Sleeves are cut wide, with a turned-back cuff rather than a plain edge. A tan rope cincture, knotted at the centre front with long tasselled ends, is the only accent on an otherwise all-black garment. There are no pockets. The tunic goes on over the head, with no front opening of any kind, and the hem is plain and floor-length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCloth and finish\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cotton here is heavier and more visibly woven than a smooth habit cloth: it has a coarse, linen-like texture that wrinkles readily and sits with a matte, almost rustic surface. It is black throughout, with the tan of the cincture rope the only colour against it. The weave is honest rather than refined, closer to workwear cloth than to a polished dress fabric.\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 plain black hooded tunic without a scapular is close to the Benedictine-style habit at its simplest, and reads as Benedictine in character, though the lack of a scapular means it could equally pass as a generic monastic or friar habit rather than one order's dress specifically. It is worn by monks, friars and novices in community, and by lay people and oblates who want a plain, unadorned habit for private prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSize and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen graded sizes are offered, each built from a chest range and a robe length: S is 34-37in, M 38-41in, L 42-45in, XL 46-49in, 2XL 50-53in, and the length number, one of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62, is measured from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure, our fifteenth option, is priced the same as the L sizes and is cut to measurements you provide. It slips on over the head; nothing fastens at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/religious-habits\"\u003ereligious habits\u003c\/a\u003e, read about our cloth in the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/fabric-guide\"\u003efabric guide\u003c\/a\u003e, and see notes on keeping a habit in good order in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vestment-care\"\u003evestment care\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"S-54 \/ Cotton","offer_id":49385754722539,"sku":"TCC-HAB-BLK-HOD-002-S54-CTN","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S-56 \/ Cotton","offer_id":49385754755307,"sku":"TCC-HAB-BLK-HOD-002-S56-CTN","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S-58 \/ Cotton","offer_id":49385754788075,"sku":"TCC-HAB-BLK-HOD-002-S58-CTN","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M-56 \/ 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