Romper
2008 (made)
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This babygrow has been designed to playfully imitate a prison suit, with its distinctive black and white stripes and stencilled letters which read, 'been inside for nine months'. The pun, based on the nine months gestation period, is typical of the types of playful slogans that are increasingly found on babyclothes from around the 2000s onwards.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton jersey |
| Brief description | Romper suit for a baby made by Oh Baby London, Brick Lane. Black and white striped with slogan 'Been inside for 9 months' across the front. 2008 |
| Physical description | Unisex baby grow or romper suit for a baby aged 6-12 months. The all in one suit is made of cotton jersey and has horizontal black and white stripes with black edging on the neck and shoulders, forming an overlapping shoulder seam detail. The suit has long sleeves and full length legs is open on the inside legs in order to change a nappy and can be reshut with 8 poppers on the inside leg. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | BEEN INSIDE FOR 9 MONTHS |
| Credit line | Given by Hannah McHalick |
| Summary | This babygrow has been designed to playfully imitate a prison suit, with its distinctive black and white stripes and stencilled letters which read, 'been inside for nine months'. The pun, based on the nine months gestation period, is typical of the types of playful slogans that are increasingly found on babyclothes from around the 2000s onwards. |
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| Accession number | B.176-2009 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2010 |
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