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In Byzantine and Slavic practice there are two types of cassock: the inner cassock and the outer cassock or ''rason''. Monastics always wear black cassocks. There is no rule about coloration for non-monastic clergy, but black is the most common. Blue or grey are also seen frequently, while white is sometimes worn for [[Pascha]].
*The '''inner cassock''' (more often simply ''cassock'') is an ankle-length garment worn by all [[Major orders|major]] and [[Minor orders|minor]] clergy, [[monastic]]s, and often by male [[seminary|seminarian]]s. The Russian version, called a ''podryasnik'' or ''podrjaznik'' (Russian: подрясник), is double-breasted, closely fitted through the torso and flaring out to the skirt, and with a high collar buttoned off-center.<ref>[http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/cassock/20rw.jpg Example of a Russian cassock]</ref> The Greek version, called an ''anteri'' (αντερί) or ''rasonzostiko''(ζωστικό), is somewhat fuller, gathered at the waist with a cord, and with a high collar buttoned in the front.<ref>[http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/cassock/embrod.jpg Example of a Greek cassock]</ref> The inner cassock is usually worn by all clergy 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 [[bishop]]s, [[priest]]s, [[deacon]]s, and monastics as their regular outer wear.<ref>[http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/reassas/r20w.jpg Example of an outer cassock]</ref> It is not worn by seminarians, [[reader]]s or [[subdeacon]]s in the Russian tradition. In the Greek tradition, however, [[chanter]]s 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.
*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.<ref>[http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/vest/v1w.jpg Example of a cassock vest]</ref>
The cassock "symbolizes the death of a clergyman to this world, and his burial and subsequent dedication to God and his heavenly kingdom."<ref>[http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8049.asp "Cassock"] in ''A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology</ref>
==Western practice==
There are two main kinds of cassocks in Western practice; the single breasted and the double breasted cassock.
