- Swiss Guard Uniforms – Timeline of 500 Years of Style
Explore 500 years of Swiss Guard uniforms with a full timeline, design changes, color meanings, and modern updates
- Päpstliche Schweizergarde: Uniforms
Probably the most famous uniform in the entire world, the so-called «Gala Uniform», owes it popularity largely to the design of commander Jules Repond (1910-1921)
- Swiss Guards | History, Vatican, Uniform, Requirements, Weapons . . .
What uniforms do the Swiss Guards wear? The Swiss Guards wear blue doublets and berets for daily duties and colorful Renaissance -era uniforms for ceremonies The tunics are striped in the colors of the Medici family: red, dark blue, and yellow
- The Swiss Guards have a new uniform for formal events | AP News
But don’t worry: The Swiss Guards’ famed blue, yellow and red Renaissance-style billowy garb isn’t going anywhere Rather, the pope’s army on Thursday unveiled an additional uniform for nonceremonial, formal occasions, such as a diplomatic reception or official dinner outside the Vatican walls
- Swiss Guards Unveil New Historic-Inspired Uniforms
The Swiss Guards debut updated ceremonial uniforms inspired by history, as 27 new recruits swear to protect Pope Leo XIV
- What is the meaning of the colors of the Swiss Guards’ uniform?
The uniform of the Swiss Guard—the Vatican’s official army—is among the most recognizable pieces of militaria in the world Eyecatching and colorful, this getup is composed of a red uniform overlaid by alternating yellow and blue stripes
- The story behind the uniforms of the Swiss Guard and clergy in Vatican . . .
The Swiss Guard (the Vatican’s military unit) has long been known for its strikingly colorful attire worn while protecting the Pope and Vatican City But now, there is also a new, neutral uniform for officers when they perform duties outside the city
- Swiss Guards, Protectors of the Pope, Don New Uniforms
The 135 guards in the world’s smallest but oldest army will don the new uniforms for the first time at a dinner the night before the Oct 4 ceremony to swear in this year’s recruits
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