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A Garibaldi shirt, also called Garibaldi jacket or Camicia rossa, was a woman's fashion, a red wool shirt named after the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi first popularized in 1860. It was the direct ancestor of the modern women's blouse.^{[notes 1]}^[1]^[2]^[3]

Garibaldi's Redshirts

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882) was an Italian folk hero, a nationalist in favor of Italian independence from Austrian domination. Garibaldi's "total sincerity and honesty, and exceptional physical courage gave him the kind of personal magnetism which made women of all classes love him, and men of all classes follow him in circumstances of acute danger."^{[notes 2]} During the Expedition of the Thousand campaign in 1860, his volunteer followers were known as Redshirts (Camicie Rosse in Italian) for their uniforms (or rather shirts, as they could not afford full uniforms), and it is these who inspired the fashion.

Garibaldi shirt

According to a brief history of the shirt waist written in 1902, the fashion for the Garibaldi shirt was initiated by Empress Eugénie of France.^{[notes 3]} Its first mention is in 1860, and clothing historian says of it: "The Garibaldi jacket, of scarlet cashmere with military trimmings of gold braid, was hailed as 'the gem of the season'."^{[notes 4]} It was extremely popular during the first half of the 1860s. Versions in white and lighter fabrics also appeared,^{[notes 5]} and children frequently wore it.^{[notes 6]}

Camicia rossa

"Camicia rossa" or red shirt is a type of clothing. The century illustrated monthly magazine, Volume 74 explains that "One...relic is none other than a veritable camicia rossa, or red shirt, worn by Garibaldi at [a] siege".^[4] A Cultural History of the Modern Age: The Crisis of the European Soul says that "For a considerable time Garibaldi was the most famous man in Europe, and the red shirt, la camicia rossa, became the fashion for ladies, even outside Italy"^[5]

Italians during the American Civil War

During the American Civil War, the Garibaldi Guard, composed of European immigrants, from New York City, served in the Union Army, wearing the red, Garibaldi shirts, as a part of their battle dress uniforms. Their Confederate counterpart, the mainly Italian Garibaldi Legion, were also known for wearing red Garibaldi shirts and cocked hats with plumes in the Italian national colors as a part of their uniforms.

Late and post-Victorian women's fashion

The Garibaldi shirt was popularized in 1860 and the baggy, bloused style was worn exclusively by women and remained popular for some years, eventually turning into the Victorian shirt waist modern woman's blouse.^[6]

The baggy, bloused style, of the Garibaldi shirt, heavily influenced the Late and post-Victorian fashions, as seen in a 1906 advertisement, in The Modern Priscilla, a needlework magazine, showing 16 different designs for shirtwaists, with details, about patterns and materials.

Notes

^ Young, p. 355
^ Hearder, p. 188
^ Young, p. 357
^ Cunnington, p. 208
^ Buck, p. 32
^ Buck, p. 213

References

^ Buck, Anne, Victorian Costume and Costume Accessories, revised second edition, Ruth Bean Publishers, Carlton, Bedford UK 1984 ISBN 0-903585-17-0
^ Cunnington, C. Willett, English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century, Dover Publications, Inc. New York 1990 ISBN 0-486-26323-1
^ Young, Julia Ditto, "The Rise of the Shirt Waist", Good Housekeeping, May 1902, pp. 354-357
^ Holland, Josiah Gilbert; Gilder, Richard Watson (1907). The century illustrated monthly magazine, Volume 74. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ Egon Friedell & Allan Janik (2010). A Cultural History of the Modern Age: The Crisis of the European Soul. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 9781412843799. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ Young, Julia Ditto, "The Rise of the Shirt Waist", Good Housekeeping, May 1902, pp. 354-357

[1] Young, p. 355

[5] Hearder, p. 188

[6] Young, p. 357

[7] Cunnington, p. 208

[8] Buck, p. 32

[9] Buck, p. 213

[2] Buck, Anne, Victorian Costume and Costume Accessories, revised second edition, Ruth Bean Publishers, Carlton, Bedford UK 1984 ISBN 0-903585-17-0

[3] Cunnington, C. Willett, English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century, Dover Publications, Inc. New York 1990 ISBN 0-486-26323-1

[4] Young, Julia Ditto, "The Rise of the Shirt Waist", Good Housekeeping, May 1902, pp. 354-357

[10] Holland, Josiah Gilbert; Gilder, Richard Watson (1907). The century illustrated monthly magazine, Volume 74. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

[11] Egon Friedell & Allan Janik (2010). A Cultural History of the Modern Age: The Crisis of the European Soul. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 9781412843799. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

[12] Young, Julia Ditto, "The Rise of the Shirt Waist", Good Housekeeping, May 1902, pp. 354-357

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-[[File:Garibaldi and his wife, Anita, defending Rome in 1849.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] (center), the Italian patriot and his wife, Anita (right), popularized the red, Garibaldi shirt, a type of military blouse, which became popular, as early 1860s, civilian fashion, with men and women, both, in [[Europe]] and the [[United States]]]].
+[[File:Garibaldi and his wife, Anita, defending Rome in 1849.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] (center), the Italian patriot and his wife, Anita (right), wore red, Garibaldi shirts, a type of military blouse, which transitioned, into early 1860s, unisex, civilian fashion, in [[Europe]] and the [[United States]].]]
-[[File:Red Shirts.png|thumb|right|285px|[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]'s soldiers, wearing the distintive, red, uniform, Garibaldi shirt, during the 1860 "[[Expedition of the Thousand]]", in [[Sicily]]]]
+[[File:Red Shirts.png|thumb|right|x220px|[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]'s soldiers, wearing the distinctive, red, uniform, Garibaldi shirt, during the 1860 "[[Expedition of the Thousand]]", in [[Sicily]]]]
-[[File:Garibaldi Guard Union Army.jpg|thumb|right|250px|During the [[American Civil War]], the [[39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment|Garibaldi Guard]], from [[New York City]], served in the [[Union Army]], wearing the red, Garibaldi shirts, as a part of their battle uniforms]]
+[[File:Garibaldi Guard Union Army.jpg|thumb|right|Living historians portraying the [[39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment|Garibaldi Guard]]]]
+[[File:Woman in White Garibaldi Blouse Photograph.jpg|thumb|right|In 1860, the Empress [[Eugénie de Montijo]], of [[France]], introduced the Garibaldi [[blouse]], as popular women's fashion. Woman in white, Garibaldi blouse,  photograph, circa 1860-1865.]]
+[[File:Siena 2014-08-11y.jpg|thumb|right|Garibaldi shirt and cap exhibited in the [[Siena]] town hall]]
-A '''Garibaldi shirt''' (also called "Garibaldi jacket" or "Camicia rossa") was a woman's fashion, a red wool shirt named after the Italian patriot [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] first popularized in 1860.  It was the direct ancestor of the modern women's [[blouse]].<ref group="notes">Young, p. 355</ref><ref>Buck, Anne, ''Victorian Costume and Costume Accessories'', revised second edition, Ruth Bean Publishers, Carlton, Bedford UK 1984 ISBN 0-903585-17-0</ref><ref>Cunnington, C. Willett, ''English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century'', Dover Publications, Inc. New York 1990 ISBN 0-486-26323-1</ref><ref>Young, Julia Ditto, "The Rise of the Shirt Waist", ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'', May 1902, pp. 354-357</ref>
+A '''Garibaldi shirt''', also called '''Garibaldi jacket''' or '''Camicia rossa''', was a woman's fashion, a red wool shirt named after the Italian patriot [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] first popularized in 1860. It was the direct ancestor of the modern women's [[blouse]].<ref group="notes">Young, p. 355</ref><ref>Buck, Anne, ''Victorian Costume and Costume Accessories'', revised second edition, Ruth Bean Publishers, Carlton, Bedford UK 1984 {{ISBN|0-903585-17-0}}</ref><ref>Cunnington, C. Willett, ''English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century'', Dover Publications, Inc. New York 1990 {{ISBN|0-486-26323-1}}</ref><ref>Young, Julia Ditto, "The Rise of the Shirt Waist", ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'', May 1902, pp. 354-357</ref>
 ==Garibaldi's Redshirts==
-[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] (1807 - 1882) was an Italian folk hero, a nationalist in favor of Italian independence from Austrian domination.   Garibaldi's "total sincerity and honesty, and exceptional physical courage gave him the kind of personal magnetism which made women of all classes love him, and men of all classes follow him in circumstances of acute danger."<ref group="notes">Hearder, p. 188</ref>  During the [[Expedition of the Thousand]] campaign in 1860, his volunteer followers were known as [[Redshirts (Italy)|"Redshirts"]] (''Camicie Rosse'' in Italian)  for their uniforms (or rather shirts, as they could not afford full uniforms), and it is these who inspired the fashion.
+[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] (1807–1882) was an Italian folk hero, a nationalist in favor of Italian independence from Austrian domination.   Garibaldi's "total sincerity and honesty, and exceptional physical courage gave him the kind of personal magnetism which made women of all classes love him, and men of all classes follow him in circumstances of acute danger."<ref group="notes">Hearder, p. 188</ref>  During the [[Expedition of the Thousand]] campaign in 1860, his volunteer followers were known as [[Redshirts (Italy)|Redshirts]] (''Camicie Rosse'' in Italian)  for their uniforms (or rather shirts, as they could not afford full uniforms), and it is these who inspired the fashion.
-==The Garibaldi shirt==
+==Garibaldi shirt==
 According to a brief history of the [[Waist (clothing)|shirt waist]] written in 1902, the fashion for the Garibaldi shirt was initiated by [[Eugénie de Montijo|Empress Eugénie]] of France.<ref group="notes">Young, p. 357</ref>  Its first mention is in 1860, and clothing historian says of it: "The Garibaldi jacket, of scarlet cashmere with military trimmings of gold braid, was hailed as 'the gem of the season'."<ref group="notes">Cunnington, p. 208</ref>  It was extremely popular during the first half of the 1860s.  Versions in white and lighter fabrics also appeared,<ref group="notes">Buck, p. 32</ref> and children frequently wore it.<ref group="notes">Buck, p. 213</ref>
 ==Camicia rossa==
-Camicia rossa or red shirt is a type of clothing. The century illustrated monthly magazine, Volume 74 explains that "One...relic is none other than a veritable camicia rossa, or red shirt, worn by Garibaldi at [a] siege".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9FIiAQAAIAAJ&q=%22camicia+rossa%22+clothing&dq=%22camicia+rossa%22+clothing&hl=en&ei=t1DXTuGwOOLDmQXAwrz2Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y | title=The century illustrated monthly magazine , Volume 74 | accessdate=December 1, 2011}}</ref> ''A Cultural History of the Modern Age: The Crisis of the European Soul'' says that "For a considerable time [[Garibaldi]] was the most famous man in Europe, and the red shirt, la camicia rossa, became the fashion for ladies, even outside Italy"<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9l4X820qJekC&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=%22Camicia+rossa%22+fashion&source=bl&ots=c5VFowMopx&sig=aKs6ONx92ZJce5TF-tyDRHVF7s0&hl=en&ei=PE7XTq-nMsqviQfz2IjdDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Camicia%20rossa%22%20fashion&f=false | title=A Cultural History of the Modern Age: The Crisis of the European Soul | publisher=Transaction Publishers | year=2010 | accessdate=December 1, 2011 | author=Egon Friedell & Allan Janik}}</ref>
+"Camicia rossa" or red shirt is a type of clothing. The century illustrated monthly magazine, Volume 74 explains that "One...relic is none other than a veritable camicia rossa, or red shirt, worn by Garibaldi at [a] siege".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9FIiAQAAIAAJ&q=%22camicia+rossa%22+clothing | title=The century illustrated monthly magazine, Volume 74 | accessdate=December 1, 2011| last1=Holland | first1=Josiah Gilbert | last2=Gilder | first2=Richard Watson | year=1907 }}</ref> ''A Cultural History of the Modern Age: The Crisis of the European Soul'' says that "For a considerable time [[Garibaldi]] was the most famous man in Europe, and the red shirt, la camicia rossa, became the fashion for ladies, even outside Italy"<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9l4X820qJekC&q=%22Camicia+rossa%22+fashion&pg=PA169 | title=A Cultural History of the Modern Age: The Crisis of the European Soul | publisher=Transaction Publishers | year=2010 | accessdate=December 1, 2011 | author=Egon Friedell & Allan Janik| isbn=9781412843799 }}</ref>
-==Garibaldi Guard "Redshirts" of Union Army in American Civil War==
+==Italians during the American Civil War==
+During the [[American Civil War]], the [[Garibaldi Guard]], composed of European immigrants, from [[New York City]], served in the [[Union Army]], wearing the red, Garibaldi shirts, as a part of their battle dress uniforms. Their [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] counterpart, the mainly Italian [[6th Regiment, European Brigade|Garibaldi Legion]], were also known for wearing red Garibaldi shirts and cocked hats with plumes in the Italian national colors as a part of their uniforms.
+==Late and post-Victorian women's fashion==
+The Garibaldi shirt was popularized in 1860 and the baggy, bloused style was worn exclusively by women and remained popular for some years, eventually turning into the [[Victorian fashion|Victorian]] [[Waist (clothing)|shirt waist]] modern woman's blouse.<ref>Young, Julia Ditto, "The Rise of the Shirt Waist", ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'', May 1902, pp. 354-357</ref>
+{{stack begin|float=none}}
+{{scalable image|Shirtwaist designs 1906.jpg|750px|The baggy, bloused style, of the Garibaldi shirt, heavily influenced the [[Victorian fashion|Late and post-Victorian fashions]], as seen in a 1906 advertisement, in ''The Modern Priscilla'', a needlework magazine, showing 16 different designs for [[waist (clothing)|shirtwaists]], with details, about patterns and materials.|align=none}}
+{{stack end}}
+== See also ==
+* [[Zouave jacket]], another military-inspired fashion of the same era
 ==Notes==
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-== See also ==
-* [[Zouave jacket]], another military-inspired fashion of the same era
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-[[Category:Clothes in politics]]
+[[Category:Clothing in politics]]
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+[[Category:Giuseppe Garibaldi]]