T-Shirt
2008 (designed and made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Twisted Twee aims to produce fun, sardonic and tongue-in-cheek childrenswear.
The equal opportunities T-shirt challenges the modern idea of putting girls in pink and boys in blue as well as the imagery stereotypically associated with each gender, in this case the colour pink and the use of lacey imagery for a boys garment. Also available is a blue 'Girl' version with a digger truck image.
The equal opportunities T-shirt challenges the modern idea of putting girls in pink and boys in blue as well as the imagery stereotypically associated with each gender, in this case the colour pink and the use of lacey imagery for a boys garment. Also available is a blue 'Girl' version with a digger truck image.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Machine stitched organic cotton |
| Brief description | Pink T-shirt for a boy of 12months, with baby deer and 'boy' in lace pattern, Twisted Twee, 2008 |
| Physical description | Pink T-shirt made for a boy of 12months. T-shirt is short sleeved with overlapping open shoulder seams. The front of the T-shirt has a transfer print of a baby deer shaped in lace pattern overpayed with the word Boy also in a lace pattern. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions | 'www.Twisted Twee.com / exclusively cobbled together by Suzi Warren.' |
| Gallery label | Boy equal opportunity babygrow and Obama nappy pants.
By Twisted Twee
Twisted Twee aims to produce fun and [sardonic] tongue-in-cheek childrenswear. This outfit is modelled by one of the Twisted Twee cloth doll mannequins.
The equal opportunities babygrow challenges the modern idea of putting girls in pink and boys in blue as well as the imagery stereotypically associated with each gender. Also available in blue Girl version with a digger truck image.
The political pants feature 'man of the moment', Barak Obama, but are also available featuring other leading figures of past and present including Margaret Thatcher, Gordon Brown and Winston Churchill. Similar portrait pants by Twisted Twee featuring King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I were used in adult sizes for Betty Jackson's 2008 Londonfashion show. |
| Credit line | Given by Twisted Twee |
| Summary | Twisted Twee aims to produce fun, sardonic and tongue-in-cheek childrenswear. The equal opportunities T-shirt challenges the modern idea of putting girls in pink and boys in blue as well as the imagery stereotypically associated with each gender, in this case the colour pink and the use of lacey imagery for a boys garment. Also available is a blue 'Girl' version with a digger truck image. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.182-2009 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | March 29, 2010 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
