Catholic religious clothing

thumb|right|upright|Roman statue of a veiled Vestal Virgin

thumb|Black scapulars worn by Cistercian [[monks as part of their religious habits]] thumb|The devotional Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or "Brown Scapular"

thumb|Mary Magdalene in cilice. Polychrome wood carving by [[Pedro de Mena, Church of San Miguel and San Julian, Valladolid]] A cilice , also known as a sackcloth, was originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair (a hairshirt) worn close to the skin. It is used by members of various Christian traditions (including the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, and Scottish Presbyterian churches) as a self-imposed means of repentance and mortification of the flesh; as an instrument of penance, it is often worn during the Christian penitential season of Lent, especially

thumb|Side angle shot of a blond mantilla

thumb|Holy Week in Malaga|Procession of the Reales Cofradías Fusionadas in Malaga thumb|Holy Week in Malaga|Brotherhood with green capirotes in Malaga thumb|Brotherhood of Saint Rochus with velvet capirotes thumb|Brotherhood with silk capirotes A capirote is a Christian pointed hat of conical form that is used in Italy, Spain and Hispanic countries by members of a confraternity of penitents, particularly those of the Catholic Church. It is part of the uniform of such brotherhoods including the Nazarenos and Fariseos during Lenten observances and reenactments during Holy Week in Spain and its f

thumb|A wimple as shown in Portrait of a Woman, 1430–1435, by Robert Campin (1375/1379–1444), National Gallery, London. The wimple is constructed of four layers of cloth and the pins holding it in place are visible at the top of the head. thumb|Monumental brass of Margaret, Lady Camoys (d.1310), St George's Church, Trotton, West Sussex. This is the earliest surviving brass of a female figure in England. She wears around her neck a wimple (or gorget) which hides the chin and sides of the face. This style of dress continued in fashion until the end of the reign of King Edward III (1327–1377).

thumb|Young Woman with a White Coif by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541 A coif () is a close fitting cap worn by both men and women that covers the top, back, and sides of the head.

privilege for female Roman Catholic royalty to wear white clothes instead of black while meeting the pope

alt=|thumb|Woman wearing a bandeau bikini top A bandeau ( ; ; diminutive of the French word meaning 'strip') is a garment comprising, in appearance, a strip of cloth. Today, the term frequently refers to a garment that wraps around a woman's breasts. It is usually part of a bikini in sports or swimsuit. It is similar to a tube top, but narrower. It is usually strapless, sleeveless, and off the shoulder. Bandeaux are commonly made from elastic material to stop them from slipping down, or are tied or pinned at the back or front. In the first half of the 20th century, a "bandeau" was a narrow ban

thumb|220px|A convicted heretic before the Inquisition, wearing a sanbenito and a [[capirote (Francisco de Goya)]] The sanbenito (; Catalan: gramalleta, sambenet, Portuguese: sambenito) was a penitential garment that was used especially during the Portuguese and Spanish Inquisitions. It was similar to a scapular, either yellow with red saltires for penitent heretics or black and decorated with devils and flames for impenitent heretics to wear at an auto-da-fé (meaning 'act of faith').

thumb|Alpargatas, footwear worn by the Discalced carmelites A discalced ( ) religious order is one whose members go barefoot or wear sandals. These orders are often distinguished on this account from other branches of the same order. The custom of going unshod was introduced into the West by Saint Francis of Assisi for men and by Saint Clare of Assisi for women.

thumb|A painting of cornette-wearing Sisters of Charity by Armand Gautier (19th-century) thumb|Religious sister in her religious habit|habit with a white cornette, Krakow, 1939