Between the fourteenth and the sixteenth centuries the Augustinian habit took shape. In the beginning, the style and form of the Augustinian habit recalled that of the hermits; only later did they conform to the customs of the mendicant orders.
With the start of the seventeenth century, the Augustinians’ clothing was subjected to changes and innovations. The tunic became fuller and rich in folds, the hood was enlarged to the point of completely covering the shoulders, the sleeves grew wider, the neckline of the tunic was decorated with a white collar, and the friar’s head was covered with a black skullcap shaped like a zucchetto.
From the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, the look of the Augustinian habit remained essentially unchanged. After Vatican Council II, the use of the Roman collar was introduced, and subsequently more civilian clothing began to be worn.