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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), 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: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|285px|[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]'s soldiers, wearing the distintive, red, uniform, Garibaldi shirt, during the 1860 "[[Expedition of the Thousand]]", in [[Sicily]]]]
[[File:Garibaldi Guard Union Army.jpg|thumb|right|215px|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|215px|During the [[American Civil War]], the [[39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment|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.]]


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>
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==Garibaldi Guard "Redshirts" of Union Army in American Civil War==
==Garibaldi Guard "Redshirts" of Union Army in American Civil War==
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.
During the [[American Civil War]], the [[39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment|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.


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 16:17, 27 December 2016

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

.

Giuseppe Garibaldi's soldiers, wearing the distintive, red, uniform, Garibaldi shirt, during the 1860 "Expedition of the Thousand", in Sicily
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.

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.

The 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]

Garibaldi Guard "Redshirts" of Union Army in 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.

Notes

  1. ^ Young, p. 355
  2. ^ Hearder, p. 188
  3. ^ Young, p. 357
  4. ^ Cunnington, p. 208
  5. ^ Buck, p. 32
  6. ^ Buck, p. 213

References

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


See also

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