Not on display

Pants

2008 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Twisted Twee (designer and maker)
Place of origin
England (designed and made)

The sardonic and political pants feature the 'man of 2008', Barack 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 London fashion show.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Children's Clothes
Fashion
Object type
Pants
Materials and techniques
Cotton jersey, machine stitched and transfer printed
Brief description
Pants to be worn over a nappy 6-12 months, printed with face of Barack Obama, made by Twisted Twee, London, England, 2008
Physical description
Pair of pants made for a baby to be worn over a nappy by a child of 6-12 months. These pants are made of thick organic cotton jersey material. They are a beige colour with the brand label sewn on the front outside of the pants. The back of the pants has been printed with a black and white transfer of the face of Barack Obama.
Dimensions
  • Flat across waist width: 19cm
  • Waist to crotch height: 24cm
Marks and inscriptions
'www.twistedtwee.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', Barack 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
Subject depicted
Barack Obama
Summary
The sardonic and political pants feature the 'man of 2008', Barack 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 London fashion show.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.183-2009

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Record createdMarch 29, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1156933/pants-twisted-twee/
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