Brown Monk Robe with Capelet and Pockets

Front view of a brown monk habit with a pointed capelet, patch pocket and tan rope cincture.

Brown Hooded Monk Robe with Capelet and Pockets, Franciscan Style Habit

$220.00 USD

A brown habit with a pointed capelet, patch pockets and a tan rope cincture, built on the same cut as our black capelet habit. For friars and lay 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.

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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

Brown — worn for daily wear in community, working habit, retreat
Cloth and finish

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: smooth brushed matte finish. Tunic, shoulder capelet and hood; wide bell sleeves; tan rope cincture; patch pocket at each hip; 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

The same capelet-and-hood cut as our black habit, made here in brown with two patch pockets added and a tan rope cincture at the waist.

The cut

Tunic, capelet and hood are built the same way as our black capelet habit: the capelet falls into a soft point at chest height front and back rather than sitting square, in place of a scapular, and the hood stands with some body rather than lying flat. What sets this one apart is a patch pocket at each hip, stitched under the capelet, and a tan rope cincture, knotted at the front with tasselled ends hanging below the knee, tied over the capelet's point. Sleeves are cut wide and bell-shaped to match the black habit's pattern. The hem is plain and floor-length, and the habit is pulled on over the head with nothing at the front to fasten.

Cloth and finish

This is a mid-weight cotton with a smooth, brushed matte face that holds its shape with little wrinkling, firmer underfoot than our coarser black habit. The colour is a solid chocolate brown from collar to hem, capelet included, broken only by the tan of the cincture rope.

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

Brown cloth, a hood, a rope cincture and working pockets are all classic friar cues, so this habit is Franciscan in character; the pointed capelet, however, is a cut of our own rather than any order's traditional dress, shared with the black habit elsewhere in our range rather than drawn from historical pattern. It suits friars and monks in brown-habited communities, and lay tertiaries or oblates who want a Franciscan-style habit with pockets for daily use.

Size and fit

Our fourteen graded codes pair a chest range with a robe length: S at 34-37in chest, M 38-41in, L 42-45in, XL 46-49in, 2XL 50-53in, each offered at a length of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62in, taken from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure, our fifteenth option, is priced the same as the L sizes. No buttons or ties sit at the front; the habit is pulled on over the head.

Compare this cut with its black counterpart in religious habits, browse custom vestments, and check sizing in our measuring guide.

At a glance

Liturgical use

Daily wear in community, Working habit, Retreat, Ordination or profession gift
Liturgical colour

Brown
Worn by

Friar, Monk, 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 brushed matte finish
Construction

Tunic, shoulder capelet and hood; wide bell sleeves; tan rope cincture; patch pocket at each hip; 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 and turn it inside out first to protect the pocket edges and the point of the capelet.

Line dry out of strong sun to keep the brown from fading unevenly, and hang the tan rope cincture rather than knotting it away damp.

Product type

Monk Habit

Style

Franciscan in character - tunic, pointed capelet, hood and patch pockets

Liturgical colour

Brown

Material

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: smooth brushed matte finish

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, shoulder capelet and hood; wide bell sleeves; tan rope cincture; patch pocket at each hip; plain floor-length hem; pulls on over the head

Worn by

Friar,
Monk,
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

How is this different from the black capelet habit?

The cut is identical: the same pointed capelet, hood and bell sleeves. This version is made in brown rather than black, and adds a patch pocket at each hip and a tan rope cincture in place of a plain black one.

Is the capelet detachable?

No. It is sewn into the neckline along with the hood as one construction, not a separate piece you put on and take off.

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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