Front full-length view of a charcoal grey monk habit with a black hood and scapular and camel sleeves

Charcoal Hooded Monk Robe with Scapular and Camel Sleeves, Franciscan Style Habit

S-54 / Cotton
$220.00 USD
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Front full-length view of a charcoal grey monk habit with a black hood and scapular and camel sleeves
  • Front full-length view of a charcoal grey monk habit with a black hood and scapular and camel sleeves
  • Back view of the charcoal habit showing the black scapular panel continuing down the centre back
  • Side profile of the charcoal wool habit showing the camel sleeve and the knotted rope cincture
Charcoal Hooded Monk Robe with Scapular and Camel Sleeves, Franciscan Style Habit

Charcoal Hooded Monk Robe with Scapular and Camel Sleeves, Franciscan Style Habit

$220.00 USD

A charcoal-grey habit with a black hood and scapular front and back, and contrasting camel sleeves.

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

  • Colour Charcoal grey with a black hood and scapular, camel 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 charcoal-grey habit with a black hood and scapular front and back, and contrasting camel sleeves.

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

    Charcoal grey with a black hood and scapular, camel sleeves — worn for daily wear in community, choir and prayer, retreat

  • Cloth and finish

    Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in wool: brushed matte finish with a heather texture. Base tunic with a black scapular front and back, camel dropped-shoulder sleeves, attached pointed black hood, rope cincture, no pockets, flared hem.

  • Cut to your measurements

    Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Details

About this habit

This habit is cut in three distinct colours rather than one or two: a charcoal-grey body, a black hood and matching scapular running front and back, and sleeves in a contrasting camel. It pulls on over the head and gathers at the waist with a rope cincture.

01

The cut

The scapular is black and runs the full length of the torso, front and back, and the pointed hood is cut from the same black cloth so the two read as one piece against the grey body beneath. Camel sleeves break from both, dropped at the shoulder and cut wide through the arm. A rope cincture, knotted at the front with a hanging tail, gathers the waist; there is no other fastening. The hem falls slightly longer at the back than the front, and there are no pockets.

02

Cloth and finish

This is a wool habit, brushed and matte with a heather texture across all three panels. The grey, black and camel are each a solid, flat colour, with no pattern or embroidery anywhere on the garment. The wool carries enough weight to hold the scapular's shape without the sleeves feeling stiff.

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 pointed hood, scapular and rope cincture put this close to a Franciscan cut, so we call it Franciscan in character, but the three-colour treatment is a styling choice of ours rather than the dress of any order - habits in that tradition usually keep to one colour throughout. It suits monks, friars, oblates, novices and lay people who want a habit for prayer or a personal rule of life.

04

Size and fit

We grade to fourteen sizes, each a chest range paired with a finished robe length: S is 34-37 in chest, M 38-41 in, L 42-45 in, XL 46-49 in and 2XL 50-53 in, with lengths of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62 in measured from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure, the fifteenth option, is priced the same as the L sizes. It has no front fastening; the whole habit is pulled on over the head.

See the full colour split against our religious habits, check the wool's weight on the fabric guide, confirm your chest size on the measuring guide, or start a custom vestment order to your own numbers.

05

At a glance

  • Liturgical use

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

  • Liturgical colour

    Charcoal grey with a black hood and scapular, camel 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: brushed matte finish with a heather texture

  • Construction

    Base tunic with a black scapular front and back, camel dropped-shoulder sleeves, attached pointed black hood, rope cincture, no pockets, flared 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 wool cycle, and dry flat away from direct heat.

Air the habit between wears rather than washing it often, since frequent laundering flattens the brushed surface.

Iron on a low, wool-safe setting if needed, and press the scapular from the reverse side.

Specifications

The particulars

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

Product type
Monk Habit
Style
Franciscan in character - pointed hood, matching black scapular and rope-cinched waist; the three-colour treatment is ours, not any order's
Liturgical colour
Charcoal grey with a black hood and scapular, camel sleeves
Material
Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in wool: brushed matte finish with a heather 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
Base tunic with a black scapular front and back, camel dropped-shoulder sleeves, attached pointed black hood, rope cincture, no pockets, flared 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 this habit have three different colours?

The body, hood and scapular, and sleeves are each cut in a different colour on purpose: charcoal grey for the body, black for the hood and scapular, and camel for the sleeves. It is a deliberate three-panel design rather than mismatched cloth.

Does the colour combination mean anything?

No. Charcoal, black and camel are a colour choice of ours rather than a scheme drawn from any order's dress. We offer it as an alternative to single-colour habits for those who prefer some 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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