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The Amazing Spider-Man

Fancy Dress Costume
2012-2015 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
British Home Stores (retailers)
Place of origin
China (manufactured)

This two-piece fancy dress costume is based on the popular Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. It is designed for a child aged 3-4 years, and has fun padded 'muscles' on the bodysuit and 'webshooters' on the wrists, from which the wearer can imagine they are firing Spider-Man's customary webs.


Object details

Categories
Children's Clothes
Fancy-Dress
Object type
Fancy dress costume
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bodysuit
  • Mask
TitleThe Amazing Spider-Man (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Polyester, machine-sewn
Polyester
Machine Sewn
Brief description
Child's two-piece, fancy dress costume, 'The Amazing Spider-Man'; British Home Stores, 2015
Physical description
Two-piece fancy dress costume consisting of a bodysuit and a mask, made from blue and red polyester. On the chest of the bodysuit is a design of a spider and a web. The bodysuit has built-in padded 'muscles', and ‘webshooters’ stitched into the sleeves.
Dimensions
  • Length: 78cm
  • Circumference: 56cm
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Purchased by the Museum in 2015 [2015/515].
Subjects depicted
Spiders
Spiderman
Summary
This two-piece fancy dress costume is based on the popular Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. It is designed for a child aged 3-4 years, and has fun padded 'muscles' on the bodysuit and 'webshooters' on the wrists, from which the wearer can imagine they are firing Spider-Man's customary webs.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.42-2015

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1321044/the-amazing-spider-man-fancy-dress-costume-british-home-stores/
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