How Do Anglicans Dress
These Ceremonial Articles of Clothing Are Like “Church Uniforms” and Are Traditionally Called “Vestments” (From the Latin Vestire “To Clothe”) and Carry...
These ceremonial articles of clothing are like “church uniforms” and are traditionally called “Vestments” (from the Latin vestire “to clothe”) and carry historic and symbolic significance in the Anglican tradition. … Instead the Church of England reformed clergy dress to the cassock, surplice, tippet, scarf, and cope.
What items do priests wear?
The current traditional clergy apparel worn includes the amice, alb, cincture, stole, and the chasuble. This optional piece, worn under the alb, is a rectangular cloth placed over the shoulders.
What do Anglican deacons wear?
The ceremonial scarf worn by Anglican priests, deacons, and lay readers is called a tippet, although it is also known as a “preaching scarf”. It is worn with choir dress and hangs straight down at the front. Ordained clergy (bishops, priests and deacons) wear a black tippet.
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