The new habit of the Discalced Carmelites, even plainer as far as fabrics and form are concerned, was created by Saint Teresa of Avila in 1568. In addition to the tunic and hooded scapular, both brown-gray in colour, and the white mantle with a narrow and rounded hood, this order was initially supposed to wear alpargatas, a sort of sandal made out of hemp and with rope soles, replaced from 1605 by closed heel leather sandals. Out of humility, the Carmelite nuns initially had bare feet, but only for a short period; furthermore, for modesty and chastity, they also wore the monastic black veil which covered their face.
Today it is still possible to distinguish Carmelite friars and nuns from the habit with the characteristic brown-grey scapular and hood worn, under certain circumstances, with the white hooded mantle.