Forest Green Monk Robe with Tiered Hem

Front view of a forest-green hooded monk habit with a rope cincture and stepped two-tier hem

Forest Green Hooded Monk Robe with Tiered Hem, Friar Habit

$180.00 USD

A solid forest-green hooded habit - one tunic, no separate scapular, with a stepped two-tier hem and rope cincture.

In cotton, 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

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 forest-green hooded habit - one tunic, no separate scapular, with a stepped two-tier hem and rope cincture.

In cotton, 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

Forest green — worn for daily wear in community, choir and prayer, retreat
Cloth and finish

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: smooth matte twill-look finish. Single tunic with attached hood, wide bell sleeves, rope cincture, stepped two-tier hem, pulls on over the head.
Cut to your measurements

Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Details

About this habit

This forest-green habit is cut as a single hooded tunic rather than a tunic-and-scapular construction: the colour runs unbroken from collar to hem, the hood sits deep and pointed at the back, and a brown rope cincture gathers the waist. It pulls on over the head and has no front fastening.

The cut

The body is one continuous piece of cloth rather than a tunic layered under a separate scapular panel. Wide bell sleeves taper from a dropped shoulder, and the pointed hood is built with a deep triangular back seam that lets it stand slightly off the neck rather than lying flat. A brown rope cincture ties at the front, its tails left to hang below the hip. The hem is the one departure from a plain cut: it falls in two stepped tiers rather than a single straight line, which gives the skirt of the habit a little more movement when walking. There are no pockets, and no closure beyond the pull-on neckline.

Cloth and finish

This is a cotton habit with a smooth, matte, twill-like surface, closer to a workwear cloth than anything glossy. It holds its shape at the shoulder and sleeve while still moving freely through the body, and the forest-green dye is solid and even across every panel, hood included. There is no contrast colour anywhere on the garment; the only colour break comes from the cincture.

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.

Who wears it

Because there is no scapular here, this reads as a simpler cut than the layered habits elsewhere in our range, closer in spirit to the plain hooded tunics worn by friars who keep to one piece of cloth rather than two. The green is our own choice of colour rather than any order's, and nothing about the cut is presented as belonging to a named community. It suits monks, friars, oblates and lay people who wear a habit for private prayer or a simple rule of life.

Size and fit

We cut to fourteen graded sizes, each pairing a chest range with a finished length: S covers a 34-37 in chest, M 38-41 in, L 42-45 in, XL 46-49 in and 2XL 50-53 in, with robe lengths of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62 in measured from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure is the fifteenth option, priced the same as the L sizes, for a fit built to your own numbers rather than a size code. The habit pulls on over the head and has no front fastening.

See the stepped hem and cincture detail against our measuring guide, read how we grade cotton weights on the fabric guide, and browse the rest of the range in religious habits, or start a custom vestment order built to your own measurements.

At a glance

Liturgical use

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

Forest green
Worn by

Monk, Friar, 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: smooth matte twill-look finish
Construction

Single tunic with attached hood, wide bell sleeves, rope cincture, stepped two-tier 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

Care

Machine washable on a cool, gentle cycle, or hand wash if you prefer.

Hang the habit to dry away from direct sun, since strong colour can fade with repeated hot drying.

Iron on a medium setting, and press the hood flat rather than folding it into a sharp crease.

Product type

Monk Habit

Style

Simple hooded tunic, closer to Franciscan in character since it has no scapular panel

Liturgical colour

Forest green

Material

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: smooth matte twill-look 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

Single tunic with attached hood, wide bell sleeves, rope cincture, stepped two-tier hem, pulls on over the head

Worn by

Monk,
Friar,
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

Does this habit have a separate scapular panel?

No. This is a single hooded tunic rather than a tunic-and-scapular construction. What sits above the hem is a stepped, two-tier seam, not a separate panel worn over the torso.

Does the forest-green colour signify anything?

No particular meaning - it is a colour choice of ours rather than one drawn from any order's dress. Green does not carry a fixed liturgical meaning the way violet or white can, so we offer it simply as an alternative to the more common black, grey and brown habits.

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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