Burgundy Monk Robe, Black Scapular | Benedictine-Style Habit

Front view of a burgundy monk habit with a black scapular and contrasting ivory sleeves

Burgundy Hooded Monk Robe with Black Scapular, Benedictine Style Habit

$220.00 USD

A burgundy habit with a black scapular and hood, and sleeves in a contrasting ivory - three colours on one wool habit.

Available in your size code or tailored to 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.

Complete the set

$20 comes off each piece at checkout when you add it with this garment.

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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

A burgundy habit with a black scapular and hood, and sleeves in a contrasting ivory - three colours on one wool habit.

Available in your size code or tailored to your own measurements.

Why it is chosen

Dispatch

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

Burgundy with a black scapular and ivory sleeves — 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 wool: brushed napped body and scapular with a smoother contrast sleeve cloth. Tunic with black scapular front and back, attached hood, contrasting ivory sleeves, rope cincture, pulls on over the head.
Cut to your measurements

Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Details

About this habit

A burgundy tunic, a black scapular front and back, and sleeves in a contrasting ivory - this habit carries three colours rather than the usual one or two.

The cut

The scapular runs the full length of the torso, front and back, in solid black over a burgundy body, and the hood matches it, pointed, lined at the opening in a burgundy-toned cloth. The sleeves break from both: cut in a cream-ivory that is lighter and smoother than the burgundy body, they read as a genuine third colour rather than a shading of the other two. A tan rope cincture ties at the front, knotted with a single hanging tassel. The scapular's hem sits above the longer burgundy tunic hem beneath it. There are no pockets, and the habit pulls on over the head with no front fastening.

Cloth and finish

This is a wool habit: the body and scapular are brushed and napped, with real surface texture and more weight than a cotton cloth carries, while the ivory sleeve fabric is noticeably smoother and lighter by comparison, so the three panels differ in hand as well as colour. Burgundy, black and ivory are each solid and flat, with no pattern or embroidery.

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 wool. The price changes as soon as you choose the cloth, and again with the size code.

Who wears it

The tunic-scapular-hood shape is close to the Benedictine cut, so we call it Benedictine in character, but the three-colour treatment - burgundy body, black scapular, ivory sleeves - is a bolder styling choice than the plain, largely monochrome dress of that tradition, and it is our own colourway rather than any order's. It suits those drawn to a heavier wool habit with real colour contrast rather than a single tone throughout.

Size and fit

Sizing runs to fourteen graded codes, each a chest range paired with a robe length: S 34-37 in, M 38-41 in, L 42-45 in, XL 46-49 in, 2XL 50-53 in, in lengths of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62 in from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure, the fifteenth option, is priced the same as the L sizes. The habit pulls on over the head; there is no front fastening.

Compare the ivory sleeve panel with our tonal habits in religious habits, read how wool wears against cotton on the fabric guide, check your chest measurement on the measuring guide, or commission a custom vestment in a colourway of your choosing.

At a glance

Liturgical use

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

Burgundy with a black scapular and ivory sleeves
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 wool: brushed napped body and scapular with a smoother contrast sleeve cloth
Construction

Tunic with black scapular front and back, attached hood, contrasting ivory sleeves, rope cincture, 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

This is a wool habit, so hand wash in cool water or use a wool cycle rather than a hot wash, and dry flat away from direct heat.

The ivory sleeves mark more easily than the darker panels, so keep them away from anything that might transfer colour while damp.

Air the habit regularly between washes rather than laundering it often.

Product type

Monk Habit

Style

Benedictine in character - tunic, black scapular and hood with contrasting ivory sleeves

Liturgical colour

Burgundy with a black scapular and ivory sleeves

Material

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in wool: brushed napped body and scapular with a smoother contrast sleeve cloth

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 with black scapular front and back, attached hood, contrasting ivory sleeves, rope cincture, 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

Why are the sleeves a different colour from the rest of the habit?

The sleeves are cut in a contrasting ivory cloth, distinct from both the burgundy body and the black scapular, giving the habit three colours rather than the usual one or two. It is a deliberate three-tone design, not a mismatched batch of cloth.

Do the sleeves and body feel like the same fabric?

Not quite. The burgundy body and black scapular are brushed wool with visible texture, while the ivory sleeve cloth is smoother and lighter in hand by comparison. Both are wool, but they are cut from different weights of cloth to create the contrast.

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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