Garibaldi, the Red Shirt, and the Politics of Dress In 1849, during the short-lived Roman Republic, politics unfolded not only in speeches, decrees, or military strategy, but on the surface of the body itself. In the streets and on the defensive walls of Rome, identity was made visible through clothing, gesture, and presence. At the centre of this moment stood Giuseppe Garibaldi and his volunteer fighters, the Garibaldini, whose distinctive red shirts would become one of the most enduring symbolsRead more