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A Zouave jacket is a short open fronted
A Zouave jacket is a short open fronted jacket
A jacket is a garment for the upper body, usually extending below the hips. A jacket typically has sleeves and fastens in the front or slightly on the side. Jackets without sleeves are vests. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and ...
with long sleeves, similar to that historically worn by the Algerian Zouave
The Zouaves () were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army and other units modelled on it, which served between 1830 and 1962, and served in French North Africa. The zouaves were among the most decorated units of the French Army ...
infantry of the French Army.
It was a popular women's fashion in the 19th century in the United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
. Colorful, braid-trimmed Zouave jackets became fashionable in the late 1850s and remained so well into the 1860s. Although generally out of fashion after the 1860s, it became locally popular again in some parts of the country towards the end of the 19th century.
See also
* 1850s in fashion *Bolero jacket
A shrug is a cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves cut in one with the body, typically knitted or crocheted. Generally, a shrug covers less of the body than a vest would, but it is more tailored than a shawl. Shrugs are typ ...
* Garibaldi shirt
A Garibaldi shirt, also called Garibaldi jacket or Camicia rossa, was a woman's fashion, a red wool shirt named after the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi first popularized in 1860. It was the direct ancestor of the modern women's blouse.Yo ...
, another military-inspired fashion of the same era
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* 1850s fashion 1860s fashion History of clothing (Western fashion) Jackets {{fashion-stub