Front full-length view of a camel monk habit with ivory-cream bell sleeves and a dark brown rounded scapular

Camel and Ivory Hooded Monk Robe with Rounded Scapular, Franciscan Style Habit

S-54 / Cotton
$240.00 USD
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Front full-length view of a camel monk habit with ivory-cream bell sleeves and a dark brown rounded scapular
  • Front full-length view of a camel monk habit with ivory-cream bell sleeves and a dark brown rounded scapular
  • Back view of the camel habit showing the topstitched hood seam and the scapular's rounded lower edge
  • Side profile of the camel habit showing the tasselled rope cincture and the layered scapular hem
Camel and Ivory Hooded Monk Robe with Rounded Scapular, Franciscan Style Habit

Camel and Ivory Hooded Monk Robe with Rounded Scapular, Franciscan Style Habit

$240.00 USD

A camel habit with ivory-cream bell sleeves and a dark brown scapular front and back cut with a rounded hem.

In wool, in your size code or tailored to your own measurements.

  • Colour Camel with a dark brown hood and scapular, ivory-cream sleeves

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
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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 camel habit with ivory-cream bell sleeves and a dark brown scapular front and back cut with a rounded hem.

In wool, 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

    Camel with a dark brown hood and scapular, ivory-cream sleeves — worn for daily wear in community, choir and prayer, retreat

  • Cloth and finish

    Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in wool: smooth brushed matte finish. Camel base tunic with ivory-cream bell sleeves, a rounded dark-brown scapular front and back, deep pointed hood with a back seam and topstitching, tasselled rope cincture, no pockets, straight floor-length hem.

  • Cut to your measurements

    Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Details

About this habit

A camel tunic is set off by wide ivory-cream sleeves and a dark-brown scapular front and back with a rounded lower edge, gathered at the waist with a tasselled rope cincture. It is offered in standard size codes or tailored to your own measurements.

01

The cut

The scapular is narrower than the shoulder width and cut with a rounded, U-shaped bottom edge rather than a straight hem, running the full length front and back in dark brown. The pointed hood is deep, lined in the same dark cloth, with a centre-back seam finished in visible topstitching. Sleeves are wide and bell-shaped, in ivory-cream against the camel body. A twisted rope cincture ties at the natural waist, its knotted ends left long. The hem falls straight to the floor with a slight break, and there are no pockets.

02

Cloth and finish

This is a wool habit, with a smooth, brushed, matte, felted-looking finish rather than the coarser heather texture used elsewhere in our range. Camel, ivory-cream and dark brown are each flat, solid colours, with no pattern beyond the panel construction itself.

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.

03

Who wears it

The rounded scapular over a tunic, with rope cincture, loosely echoes a Franciscan cut, so we call it Franciscan in character; the three-colour treatment - camel body, cream sleeves, brown scapular - is a styling choice of ours rather than any specific order's dress. It suits monks, friars, oblates, novices and lay people who want a fuller bell-sleeve shape than the narrower sleeves used on the other habits in this range.

04

Size and fit

We cut to fourteen graded sizes, a chest range paired with a finished 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. A fifteenth choice, Made to Measure, is priced the same as the L sizes. It has no front fastening at all; the whole garment is pulled on over the head.

See the rounded scapular hem against our other cuts in religious habits, check terms like scapular and cincture on the vestment glossary, confirm sizing on the measuring guide, or commission a custom vestment to your own measurements.

05

At a glance

  • Liturgical use

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

  • Liturgical colour

    Camel with a dark brown hood and scapular, ivory-cream sleeves

  • Worn by

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

  • Cloth

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

  • Construction

    Camel base tunic with ivory-cream bell sleeves, a rounded dark-brown scapular front and back, deep pointed hood with a back seam and topstitching, tasselled rope cincture, no pockets, straight floor-length hem

  • Dispatch

    Dispatched within 5–7 days

  • Personalisation

    Cut to your size code or your own measurements

  • Made in

    Pakistan

06

Care

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

The ivory-cream sleeves mark more readily than the darker panels, so keep them away from damp colour and store the habit clean.

Iron on a low, wool-safe setting, and press the rounded scapular hem from the reverse side rather than folding it into a sharp crease.

Specifications

The particulars

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

Product type
Monk Habit
Style
Franciscan in character - deep pointed hood and a rounded scapular front and back; the camel, ivory and brown colouring is our own
Liturgical colour
Camel with a dark brown hood and scapular, ivory-cream sleeves
Material
Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in wool: 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
Camel base tunic with ivory-cream bell sleeves, a rounded dark-brown scapular front and back, deep pointed hood with a back seam and topstitching, tasselled rope cincture, no pockets, straight floor-length hem
Worn by
  • Monk,
  • Friar,
  • Oblate,
  • 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

Why does the scapular have a rounded bottom edge?

This scapular is cut with a rounded, U-shaped hem rather than the straight-cut bottom used on the other scapular habits in our range. It is narrower than the shoulder width and falls over the camel underskirt at that curved edge.

Are the sleeves fuller than on your other habits?

Yes. These are wide bell sleeves in ivory-cream, cut fuller through the arm than the dropped-shoulder sleeves used elsewhere in our range, and they are the strongest contrast element against the camel body.

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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