Front view of a brown monk habit with a hood and patch pocket at each hip on a cream display form.

Brown Hooded Monk Robe with Patch Pockets, Franciscan Style Habit

S-54 / Cotton
$180.00 USD
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Front view of a brown monk habit with a hood and patch pocket at each hip on a cream display form.
  • Front view of a brown monk habit with a hood and patch pocket at each hip on a cream display form.
  • Back view of a brown hooded habit showing the brushed cotton texture and heather flecking.
  • Side profile of a brown monk habit showing the patch pocket, dropped sleeve and ankle-length hem.
Brown Hooded Monk Robe with Patch Pockets, Franciscan Style Habit

Brown Hooded Monk Robe with Patch Pockets, Franciscan Style Habit

$180.00 USD

A solid brown habit with a hood and two patch pockets, cut without a cincture in a heavier brushed cotton. For friars, novices and lay prayer. Cut to your size code or your own measurements.

  • Colour Brown

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.

Free worldwide shipping on orders of $200 or more

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 solid brown habit with a hood and two patch pockets, cut without a cincture in a heavier brushed cotton. For friars, novices and lay prayer. Cut to your size code or your own measurements.

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, novitiate wear

  • Cloth and finish

    Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: brushed heavier texture. Tunic and hood only; wide dropped sleeves; patch pocket at each hip; no cincture; plain ankle-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 solid brown habit with a hood and two patch pockets, cut without a cincture, in a heavier brushed cotton.

01

The cut

This habit is a plain hooded tunic with a patch pocket set at each hip, the only habit in this range with pockets built into a single-colour cut rather than added alongside a scapular or capelet. The hood is moderate in depth, rounded rather than sharply pointed. Sleeves are wide and dropped, with an unfinished edge. No cincture is shown or supplied with this garment; it is worn as a loose pull-on tunic. The hem sits at ankle length rather than sweeping the floor, shorter than most of the habits we cut. The habit closes with nothing at the front and pulls on over the head.

02

Cloth and finish

The cotton is heavier here than in most of our habits, brushed to a soft, almost suede-like face with a visible flecked texture running through it. It is matte throughout and holds its shape without much drape. The colour is a solid medium brown, sometimes called russet, with no second colour anywhere on the garment.

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

A solid brown habit with a hood and patch pockets is Franciscan in character: earth-brown cloth, a plain hood and working pockets are close to the classic friar cut, even without a cincture in these photographs. It suits friars and monks in a brown-habited community, novices in formation, and lay people or tertiaries who keep a Franciscan-style rule of life and want a plain, pocketed habit for daily wear.

04

Size and fit

Fourteen size codes are cut, pairing a chest measurement with a robe length in each case: S 34-37in, M 38-41in, L 42-45in, XL 46-49in, 2XL 50-53in, with lengths of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62in taken from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure, the fifteenth option, is priced the same as the L sizes and cut to your own figures. The habit closes with nothing at the front and pulls on over the head.

Find the full range in religious habits, pair this habit with a cincture from custom vestments, and read the fabric guide for more on our brushed cottons.

05

At a glance

  • Liturgical use

    Daily wear in community, Working habit, Novitiate wear, Retreat

  • Liturgical colour

    Brown

  • Worn by

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

  • Cloth

    Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: brushed heavier texture

  • Construction

    Tunic and hood only; wide dropped sleeves; patch pocket at each hip; no cincture; plain ankle-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

06

Care

This brushed cotton takes a normal cool wash well; turn it inside out first to protect the brushed face and the pocket edges.

Tumble drying on a low setting is fine for this weight of cloth, though line drying keeps the brushed finish looking newer for longer.

Specifications

The particulars

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

Product type
Monk Habit
Style
Franciscan in character - hooded tunic with patch pockets
Liturgical colour
Brown
Material
Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: brushed heavier texture
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 and hood only; wide dropped sleeves; patch pocket at each hip; no cincture; plain ankle-length hem; pulls on over the head
Worn by
  • Friar,
  • Monk,
  • Novice,
  • 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

Does this habit come with a cincture?

No. As photographed this habit is worn as a loose pull-on tunic with no cincture included. If you want a rope cincture with it, choose one from our custom vestments range and we can supply it alongside your order.

How do the patch pockets sit on the habit?

There is one patch pocket at each hip, stitched onto the outside of the tunic rather than set into a seam. Both sit at a comfortable hand height for everyday use.

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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