Name/TitleT-shirt: Vendetta Vixens
About this objectBlack t-shirt featuring the Vendetta Vixens' name in purple across the chest.
MakerVendetta Vixens Roller Derby
Date Made2011-14
Period2010s
Place MadeEngland, Northampton
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, cotton
MeasurementsL: 700 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendetta_Vixens:
Vendetta Vixens Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Northampton, England, which was founded in 2011 and played their first games the following year. The name "Vendetta Vixens" is a reference to the graphic novel, V for Vendetta, written by Alan Moore, a British comic book author who also hails from Northampton. The league colours are purple and black, purple chosen specifically as it has connotations of neofeminism which is embraced by the team. They currently consist of two teams, the Vendetta Vixens All-Stars, and B for Vendetta, the B team rebranded from their previous name The Lost Girls.
The Vendetta Vixens' first public games were in the "End Of The World Series" in 2012, the precursor for what would eventually become the Five Nations Roller Derby Championships. This competition was held between six roller derby teams in central England: Milton Keynes Roller Derby (the eventual champions), Hertfordshire Roller Derby's Hell's Belles, Rebellion Roller Derby, Bedfordshire Rollergirls and Oxford Roller Derby, as well as the Vendetta Vixens. The league hosted their first public home bout on 30 June 2012. They joined the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association in 2016. They featured in local paper The Nenequirer where five skaters were interviewed about their experiences with roller derby to promote the sport.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeSportswear
Object numberGWL-2015-136-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved