Cumbersome Clothes

Why do monks where those cumbersome clothes with voluminous sleeves, too much fabric, hoods and what not?  The answer is practical though not obvious.  Their clothes are designed for a practical purpose. What? So that it is hard to move around when they are sitting, and hard to walk fast when they are walking.  A monk is supposed to be sitting still in chapel and not fidgeting about.  A monk is not supposed to be in a hurry when walking about the monastery.  A slower pace might open the monk to be present to the present moment and not so impatient about "what is next" on the agenda.  The agenda is love of God and fellow monk, not about task functionality.  If you went to Catholic schools, way back when, you might remember the nuns and all the clothes they wore.  It was not so much about suffering, though maybe a little, but about not moving around so much in chapel or when walking.  But wow, were they quick if you were being bad and trying to escape.  Forget mercy!  Justice was our due.  Just kidding.  They loved us.