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BigmanPigman

(53,000 posts) Sun Apr 27, 2025, 01:29 AM Apr 27

Does anyone besides me love the Swiss Guard/Vatican outfits?

I've always loved their colors and style. In fact, they remind me a lot of the clothes from the TV show The Nanny. I was trained in fashion and these designs are quite attractive. Michelangelo didn't design them, as rumored, but the colors were inspired by him.

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Does anyone besides me love the Swiss Guard/Vatican outfits? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Apr 27 OP

I do! I also love the outfits of the guys in Siena who each come from a separate "contrada" fierywoman Apr 27 #1

I've seen them! BigmanPigman Apr 27 #2

They are so cool, luv it...and the Warders or Beefeaters at the Tower of London, very groovy... wcmagumba Apr 27 #3

I've always loved them. murielm99 Apr 27 #4

Nice outfits, but I found them a little scary multigraincracker Apr 27 #5

I took a course... littlemissmartypants Apr 27 #6

Lethal Dudes with Fashion Sense FrankTC Apr 27 #7

I have no problem with them. They reflect the history of the Papacy. Fla Dem Apr 27 #8

fierywoman

(8,319 posts)

1. I do! I also love the outfits of the guys in Siena who each come from a separate "contrada"

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 01:34 AM

Apr 27

(+/- neighborhood...) who do the flag demos in the weeks leading up to the Palio (horse race.) I've always been jealous of their tights!

BigmanPigman

(53,000 posts)

2. I've seen them!

Reply to fierywoman (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 01:36 AM

Apr 27

You're right!

wcmagumba

(3,936 posts)

3. They are so cool, luv it...and the Warders or Beefeaters at the Tower of London, very groovy...

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 01:36 AM

Apr 27

murielm99

(31,943 posts)

4. I've always loved them.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 01:45 AM

Apr 27

They go back to the Renaissance, very traditional. Everything about Vatican City is traditional and beautiful.
I am not Catholic, but I respected this Pope.

multigraincracker

(35,706 posts)

5. Nice outfits, but I found them a little scary

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 01:57 AM

Apr 27

during a visit to Italy. Mostly because I had no idea what power they held.

littlemissmartypants

(27,734 posts)

6. I took a course...

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 03:44 AM

Apr 27

The History of Fashion and I still look at my big fat textbook on occasion.

I loved the guards, too. I also enjoyed seeing the ensembles of the representatives from the Eastern Catholic contingent and really all of the pageantry.

Also, one of my prize possessions is a framed original fashion plate of a woman's dress with a bustle and a matching parasol.

❤️

FrankTC

(247 posts)

7. Lethal Dudes with Fashion Sense

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:01 AM

Apr 27

It’s the total effect. These guys have military special forces training. They could filet you with their pike and look good doing it. Formidable people.

Fla Dem

(26,701 posts)

8. I have no problem with them. They reflect the history of the Papacy.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 09:35 AM

Apr 27

Similar to British ceremonial dress.

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