Name/TitleVest: Steaks / 626
About this objectBlack vest with sleeves removed, featuring the 'STEAKS' logo on the front and the donor's derby number, 626, on the back. The donor adds: "Steaks were a roller derby business providing padded shorts and breastplates for people hoping to avoid injury. I was a sponsored skater for them for four years."
MakerSTEAKS
Period2010s
Place MadeFinland
Place NotesSTEAKS® Contact Wear Oy, c/o Papa Don’t Preach Tattoo
Sammonkatu 14-16, 33540 Tampere, Finland
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, textile
MeasurementsL: 590 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Keywordssports tournament
Subject and Association KeywordsSocial enterprise
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://steakswear.com:
Female Founded by athletes for athletes: STEAKS® was founded in 2014 by a skater and founding member of Lahti Roller Derby Suvi Alalantela (aka Ysi Musta #9). As a designer for motorcycle gear, she saw potential in protective apparel in roller derby, which was quickly outgrowing its hot pants and fishnet beginnings and turning into a highly competitive full-contact sport. In 2018 she teamed up with Jennifer Moss and Mari Silvennoinen to found STEAKS® Contact Wear Oy.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeSportswear
Object numberGWL-2022-50-15
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved