Overview
Nineteenth-century fashion was led from Paris, and women wore the crinoline and then the bustle silhouette.
Key garments and style
Elite dress followed Paris, but what was distinctive here was political dress: the red shirt (camicia rossa) of Garibaldi’s Thousand became the symbol of unification, and its name spread into Europe as the “Garibaldi” blouse for women.
Transition
With the Kingdom proclaimed in 1861, dress came to be told within the frame of a united Italy.