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*The '''inner cassock''' (more often simply ''cassock'') is an ankle length garment worn by all major and minor clergy, monastics, and often by male [[seminary|seminarian]]s. The Russian version, called a ''podryasnik'' (Russian: подрясник), is double-breasted, closely fitted through the torso and flaring out to the skirt, and with a high collar buttoned off-center [http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/cassock/20rw.jpg]. The Greek version, called an ''anteri'' or ''rason'', is somewhat fuller, gathered at the waist with a cord, and with a high collar buttoned in the front [http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/cassock/embrod.jpg]. The inner cassock is usually worn by all clergy members under their liturgical vestments.
*The '''outer cassock''' also called a ''ryasa'' or ''riassa'' (Russian: ряса), or ''exorason'' (Greek: ''εξώρασον'' or simply ''ράσον'') is a voluminous garment worn over the inner cassock by bishops, priests, deacons, and monastics [http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/reassas/r20w.jpg] as their regular outer wear. It is not worn by seminarians, [[readersreader]] s or [[subdeacon]]s in the Russian tradition. In the Greek tradition, however, chanters may wear it in church, usually with no inner cassock beneath but directly over secular clothing. The outer cassock should be worn by a priest celebrating a service such as [[Vespers]] where the rubrics call for him to be less than fully vested, but it is not worn by any clergy beneath the sticharion. It may be worn with the bottoms of the sleeves turned back, which are sometimes faced in a contrasting color. The Greek version tends to be somewhat lighter weight and more fully cut than the Russian. It is originally a monastic garment, and in the Russian tradition a man must be explicitly blessed by the [[bishop]] to wear it following his ordination to the [[deacon|diaconate]].
*A '''cassock vest''' is sometimes worn over the inner cassock in cooler weather. This is a closely fitted collarless vest with patch pockets, usually falling slightly below the waist [http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/vest/v1w.jpg].
*A '''cassock coat''' may be worn on very cold days, with the same cut as the outer cassock but slightly larger and of heavier material. It may or may not have a fur-lined collar [http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/coat/furw.jpg]. The coat is worn over the outer cassock, although many clerics may wear it in lieu of a coat on colder days.