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 . . .