Rituum Full-Length Alb

The most generously cut alb in our collection

When the rite calls for visible movement – a procession down a long aisle, a circumambulation of the altar at concelebration, the elevation at a televised feast – the Rituum gives the body of the vestment room to swing. The skirt is intentionally fuller than our other albs, the sleeves wider, and the cotton-linen fabric chosen so the alb settles into soft, photogenic folds rather than hanging stiffly.

Signature feature: monastic hooded-yoke neckline

The yoke is a small soft hood detail that drops cleanly behind the neck without bulk under the chasuble. It echoes the Benedictine and Cistercian alb traditions where the hood was both decorative and practical, and gives the Rituum an unmistakable monastic profile in three-quarter and rear views.

Generous-cut construction with hidden hip pocket

The skirt is cut on full A-line panels rather than straight rectangles, so it walks open without flapping at the foot. A discreet welt pocket at the right hip – hidden in the side seam – holds a missalette ribbon, eyeglasses, or a small handkerchief without distorting the line. Side seams are flat-felled inside for laundering durability.

Cotton-linen fabric and rope cincture

65% cotton, 35% linen, mid-weight at approximately 210 GSM, in a soft natural white that warms slightly under candlelight. Includes a hand-knotted undyed flax rope cincture with traditional friars’ knots. Machine wash cold on delicate, tumble low or hang dry, and steam to release the soft cotton-linen creases that are part of the fabric’s character.