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

[BigmanPigman]

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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[fierywoman]

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

(+/- 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]

2. I've seen them!

You're right!

[wcmagumba]

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

[murielm99]

4. I've always loved them.

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]

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

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

[littlemissmartypants]

6. I took a course...

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]

7. Lethal Dudes with Fashion Sense

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]

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

Similar to British ceremonial dress.