Ivory Dalmatic with Gold Cross and Deacon's Stole

Size by the garment, not by your chest. Every figure in the size guide is taken flat across the finished dalmatic, so a size S measures 28 in from underarm to underarm laid flat, which is 56 in all the way round.

The two figures that decide it are the total length, which runs from 50 in at S to 60 in at 6XL, and the chest width. Remember the dalmatic goes over an alb or a cassock, so allow for what you wear underneath, and if you fall between two sizes take the larger.

Yes. The deacon's stole shown in the photographs is made in the same cloth and trim and ships with the dalmatic at no extra charge. It is worn over the left shoulder and fastened at the right hip, which is the deacon's placement rather than the priest's.

The alb worn underneath is not included. If you need one made to match, write to support@theclergycouture.com and we will quote it.

The dalmatic is the proper eucharistic vestment of the deacon, worn over the alb and the deacon's stole. A bishop may also wear one beneath the chasuble at a solemn pontifical celebration.

In Lutheran, Methodist and other Protestant traditions the same garment is worn more broadly by pastors and ministers as a liturgical robe. Practice varies between traditions; where your own use differs, follow your ordinary.

Yes, a matching set is a matter of asking. Send a photograph of the chasuble you want it to sit beside, or the cloth and orphrey you want matched, and we will confirm the details with you by email.

Two dalmatics in the same cloth, for a deacon and a subdeacon, can be supplied as a matching pair. Write to support@theclergycouture.com with what you need.

Dry clean only. Satin and metallic orphrey banding both suffer in a domestic wash, and the bands will pull away from the ground cloth if they are spun.

Hang the dalmatic full length on a broad-shouldered hanger between services rather than folding it, press on the reverse with a cool iron and a pressing cloth, and keep the iron off the embroidery and the banding. Store the stole flat or loosely rolled so no crease sets across it.

Orders are dispatched within 5 to 7 days, with a further 10 to 15 days for delivery after dispatch, so allow three weeks or a little more from order to delivery.

If you need it for a particular ordination or feast, say the date in the notes at checkout or write to support@theclergycouture.com before ordering and we will tell you honestly whether it can be met.