Front view of a brown monk habit with a grey scapular embroidered in gold cross and leaf motifs.

Brown Hooded Monk Robe with Gold Cross Scapular, Monastic Habit

S-54 / Cotton
$260.00 USD
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Front view of a brown monk habit with a grey scapular embroidered in gold cross and leaf motifs.
  • Front view of a brown monk habit with a grey scapular embroidered in gold cross and leaf motifs.
  • Back view of a brown hooded habit showing the grey scapular's gold cross embroidery near the hem.
  • Side profile of a brown monk habit showing the gold cross motif embroidered on the sleeve cuff.
Brown Hooded Monk Robe with Gold Cross Scapular, Monastic Habit

Brown Hooded Monk Robe with Gold Cross Scapular, Monastic Habit

$260.00 USD

A brown habit with a grey scapular and hood, marked with a gold-embroidered cross at the hem and on each cuff. For community wear or a marked gift. Cut to your size code or your own measurements.

  • Colour Brown with a grey scapular

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 for a monk habit: A robe length from the nape to the hem, B chest under the arms, C sleeve length from the centre back of the neck over the shoulder to the wrist

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

SizeChest (B)HeightSleeve (C)Robe length (A)
S-5434-37 in5 ft 7 in to 5 ft 8 in32 in54 in
S-5634-37 in5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in33 in56 in
S-5834-37 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in34 in58 in
M-5638-41 in5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in33 in56 in
M-5838-41 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in34 in58 in
M-6038-41 in6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in35 in60 in
L-5642-45 in5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in33 in56 in
L-5842-45 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in34 in58 in
L-6042-45 in6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in35 in60 in
XL-5846-49 in5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in34 in58 in
XL-6046-49 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in34 in60 in
XL-6246-49 in6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in35 in62 in
2XL-5850-53 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in33 in58 in
2XL-6050-53 in6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in34 in60 in
Made to Measureyour ownyour owncut to your figurescut 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.

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 chasuble seen from the front. A is the length from the shoulder at the neck down to the hem. B is the width from hem to hem with the arms held out level. A B
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.

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.

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

A brown habit with a grey scapular and hood, marked with a gold-embroidered cross at the hem and on each cuff. For community wear or a marked gift. Cut to your size code or your own measurements.

Symbolism

The cross is the central sign of the Christian faith, marking Christ's death and resurrection.

Why it is chosen

  • Dispatch

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

  • Liturgically correct

    Brown with a grey scapular — worn for daily wear in community, choir and prayer, ordination or profession gift

  • Cloth and finish

    Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: lightly textured matte finish. Tunic, full-length scapular and hood; wide bell sleeves; black rope cincture; gold cross embroidery at scapular hem and cuffs; 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 brown habit with a grey hooded scapular, finished with a gold-embroidered cross at the hem and on each cuff.

01

The cut

The habit pairs a brown tunic with a grey scapular running the full length of the body front and back, and a grey hood set at the top of it. Near the base of the scapular, front and back, a cross worked in gold thread sits among small leaf and floral flourishes; the same small cross motif is repeated on each sleeve cuff. The sleeves are wide, falling in the bell shape used across this range. A black rope cincture closes the waist, its tasselled ends left to hang. No front opening is cut into the tunic and the hem is plain and floor-length; the habit is put on over the head and fastens nowhere at the front.

02

Cloth and finish

The cotton has a light texture with a little natural wrinkling, matte rather than glossy. The tunic is brown and the scapular and hood are a contrasting grey, so the base cloth is two-tone before the embroidery is added. The gold thread of the cross and leaf motif is the only other colour on the garment, worked at the scapular hem and again, smaller, on both cuffs.

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.

03

Who wears it

Brown and grey together, with an embroidered cross, are not the dress of one named order; the colouring and the embroidery here are our own rather than a documented habit pattern. The cross carries the plain meaning it always does in Christian dress, the central sign of the faith, marking Christ's death and resurrection, rather than any claim about a particular community. It suits monks and oblates in a community that wears this colourway, and lay people who want a habit marked with a cross for prayer or as a gift at profession or ordination.

04

Size and fit

We cut to fourteen graded sizes: S 34-37in chest, M 38-41in, L 42-45in, XL 46-49in, 2XL 50-53in, each paired with a robe length of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62in measured from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure sits alongside the fourteen graded codes as a fifteenth option, priced the same as the L sizes and cut to your own figures. The habit is put on over the head and fastens nowhere at the front.

Browse more embroidered cuts in religious habits, read about our thread and cloth in the fabric guide, and see notes on pressing embroidery in vestment care.

05

At a glance

  • Liturgical use

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

  • Embroidery

    Cross with leaf motif

  • Liturgical colour

    Brown with a grey 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: lightly textured matte finish

  • Construction

    Tunic, full-length scapular and hood; wide bell sleeves; black rope cincture; gold cross embroidery at scapular hem and cuffs; 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

06

Care

Wash this habit on a cool, gentle cycle and turn it inside out to protect the embroidered hem and cuffs from rubbing against other laundry.

Never press the embroidery directly; iron the plain cloth around it and let the gold thread sit untouched by the iron.

Specifications

The particulars

Cut, cloth, construction and finish, as recorded for this habit.

Product type
Monk Habit
Style
Our own cut - tunic, scapular and hood with embroidered cross motif
Liturgical colour
Brown with a grey scapular
Embroidery
  • Cross with leaf motif
Material
Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: lightly textured 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, full-length scapular and hood; wide bell sleeves; black rope cincture; gold cross embroidery at scapular hem and cuffs; 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 embroidered cross signify?

It carries the plain meaning a cross always has in Christian dress, the central sign of the faith, marking Christ's death and resurrection. It is not linked to any particular order or community.

Is the cross embroidery only on the front of the scapular?

No, the same gold cross and leaf motif is worked at the hem on both the front and back of the scapular, with a smaller matching motif repeated on each sleeve cuff.

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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