Grey Monk Robe, Pellegrina Hood | Benedictine-Style Habit

Front view of a grey monk habit with a burgundy scapular and rounded pellegrina hood

Grey Hooded Monk Robe with Pellegrina Hood, Benedictine Style Habit

$220.00 USD

A grey wool habit with a burgundy scapular and a hood that widens into a rounded shoulder cape, plus charcoal sleeves for a third tone.

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.

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$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 grey wool habit with a burgundy scapular and a hood that widens into a rounded shoulder cape, plus charcoal sleeves for a third tone.

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

Grey with a burgundy scapular and charcoal 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. Tunic with burgundy scapular front and back, hood flaring into a rounded pellegrina collar, charcoal sleeves, rope cincture.
Cut to your measurements

Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Details

About this habit

This grey habit carries a burgundy scapular and a hood that widens into a rounded shoulder cape rather than sitting flat, with sleeves in a third tone of charcoal - one of the most layered colour treatments among our habits.

The cut

A burgundy scapular runs front and back over a grey body, and the hood above it is built as a hood-and-pellegrina combination: it comes to a sharp point at the back but flares outward at the front into a wide, rounded cape that sits over the shoulders like a collar, rather than a plain gusseted hood. Sleeves are charcoal, wide and bell-shaped, distinct from both the grey body and the burgundy scapular. A thick tan rope cincture wraps the waist, knotted at the front with a hanging tasseled end. The scapular's hem sits above the grey tunic hem beneath it. There are no pockets, and the habit pulls on over the head with no front fastening.

Cloth and finish

The cloth is wool, brushed and matte across every panel, with the heavier weight and slower drape typical of wool rather than cotton. Grey, charcoal and burgundy are each solid, unpatterned colours, and the pellegrina collar holds its rounded shape rather than lying flat against the shoulders.

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 scapular and hood shape are monastic in cut, and we call it Benedictine in character for that reason, but the wide pellegrina collar and three-tone colour block are a more stylised treatment than the plain habits of that tradition, and the colouring is our own rather than any order's. It suits those who want the added structure of a shoulder cape along with a hood, in a heavier wool built for cooler seasons.

Size and fit

We grade to fourteen sizes, each a chest range with a matching 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 measured from the nape of the neck to the hem. Made to Measure, our fifteenth option, is priced the same as the L sizes. The habit pulls on over the head; there is no front fastening.

See the pellegrina collar in detail on the fabric guide, check your fit against the measuring guide, browse the rest of the wool habits in religious habits, or commission a custom vestment with your own colour combination.

At a glance

Liturgical use

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

Grey with a burgundy scapular and charcoal 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 matte finish
Construction

Tunic with burgundy scapular front and back, hood flaring into a rounded pellegrina collar, charcoal sleeves, rope cincture
Dispatch

Dispatched within 5–7 days
Personalisation

Cut to your size code or your own measurements
Made in

Pakistan

Care

Wool asks for gentle handling: hand wash in cool water or use a wool cycle, and dry flat rather than on a hanger, which can pull the pellegrina collar out of shape.

Air the habit between wears instead of washing it often.

Use a cool iron with a cloth barrier if the collar needs reshaping.

Product type

Monk Habit

Style

Benedictine in character - tunic, burgundy scapular and a hood that flares into a pellegrina collar

Liturgical colour

Grey with a burgundy scapular and charcoal sleeves

Material

Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in wool: 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

Tunic with burgundy scapular front and back, hood flaring into a rounded pellegrina collar, charcoal sleeves, rope cincture

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

What is the pellegrina collar on this hood?

It is a wide, rounded cape that the hood flares into at the front, sitting over the shoulders like a short collar rather than lying flat against the neck. From the back the hood still comes to a normal pointed peak; the pellegrina shape only appears at the front and sides.

How many colours does this habit use?

Three: a grey body, charcoal sleeves and a burgundy scapular, hood and pellegrina collar. It is the most layered colour treatment in our current range of 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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