Front full-length view of an olive-green monk habit with a broad brown shoulder cape and mustard sleeves

Olive Hooded Monk Robe with Pellegrina Cape, Monastic Habit

S-54 / Cotton
$220.00 USD
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Front full-length view of an olive-green monk habit with a broad brown shoulder cape and mustard sleeves
  • Front full-length view of an olive-green monk habit with a broad brown shoulder cape and mustard sleeves
  • Back view of the olive habit showing the wide rounded brown cape narrowing to a point at the hood
  • Side profile of the olive habit showing the brown shoulder cape sitting over the mustard sleeve
Olive Hooded Monk Robe with Pellegrina Cape, Monastic Habit

Olive Hooded Monk Robe with Pellegrina Cape, Monastic Habit

$220.00 USD

An olive-green habit with a broad brown shoulder cape and mustard sleeves, gathered with a rope cincture.

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

  • Colour Olive green with a brown shoulder cape, mustard 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
Made to Measureyour ownyour owncut to your figurescut 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.

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

An olive-green habit with a broad brown shoulder cape and mustard sleeves, gathered with a rope cincture.

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

    Olive green with a brown shoulder cape, mustard 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 in olive with mustard sleeves, a broad rounded brown shoulder cape and attached hood, rope cincture, no pockets, flared hem.

  • Cut to your measurements

    Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Details

About this habit

An olive-green tunic carries mustard-gold sleeves and a broad brown shoulder cape with an attached hood, gathered at the waist with a rope cincture. It pulls on over the head with no front opening.

01

The cut

Rather than a flat scapular panel, this habit carries a wide, rounded cape across the shoulders and upper chest and back, narrowing into a pointed hood at the centre back - closer to a pellegrina shape than a plain narrow hood. The cape is brown, the body olive-green, and the sleeves mustard-gold, dropped at the shoulder and cut wide. A tan rope cincture, knotted at the front with a hanging tail, sits at the natural waist. The hem is flared, 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, in three flat, solid colours - olive, mustard and brown - with no pattern or embroidery. The cape's wool holds its rounded shape over the shoulders rather than collapsing into folds.

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 broad shoulder cape is not a shape we can honestly call the cut of any one order; it sits closer to a pellegrina collar than to a plain monastic hood, and the earth-tone colouring is our own choice rather than a tradition's. It suits monks, friars, oblates and lay people who keep a personal rule of life and want the extra coverage a shoulder cape gives in choir or at prayer.

04

Size and fit

Fourteen graded sizes pair a chest range 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, each available in a length of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62 in from the nape of the neck to the hem. A fifteenth option, Made to Measure, is priced the same as the L sizes. There is no front closure; the whole habit is pulled on over the head.

Compare the cape shape with our other habits in religious habits, read about wool weight on the fabric guide, check terms like pellegrina on the vestment glossary, or commission a custom vestment to your own measurements.

05

At a glance

  • Liturgical use

    Daily wear in community, Choir and prayer, Retreat, Personal rule of life

  • Liturgical colour

    Olive green with a brown shoulder cape, mustard sleeves

  • 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 wool: brushed matte finish with a heather texture

  • Construction

    Base tunic in olive with mustard sleeves, a broad rounded brown shoulder cape and attached 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 gentle wool cycle, and dry flat away from direct heat.

Let the shoulder cape hang to air rather than folding it flat, so its rounded shape holds.

Iron on a low, wool-safe setting, working around the cape's seam rather than pressing it into a crease.

Specifications

The particulars

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

Product type
Monk Habit
Style
The broad shoulder cape reads as a pellegrina rather than a plain cowl; the cut is not the dress of any single order, and the earth-tone colouring is our own
Liturgical colour
Olive green with a brown shoulder cape, mustard 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 in olive with mustard sleeves, a broad rounded brown shoulder cape and attached hood, rope cincture, no pockets, flared hem
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

Is the shoulder cape a scapular or something else?

It is a broad, rounded cape that covers the shoulders and narrows into the hood at the back, closer to a pellegrina than a flat scapular panel. There is no separate scapular strip underneath it; the cape itself is the second layer.

Does the cape restrict arm movement?

No. The cape sits over the shoulders and upper chest and back, while the sleeves are cut separately underneath it, so the arms move freely. The cape adds coverage rather than bulk at the shoulder.

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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