Name/TitleRoller Derby Helmet
About this objectBlack roller derby helmet with gold '85', worn by Mardy McFly of the Vendetta Vixens, Northampton.
MakerVendetta Vixens Roller Derby
Date Madec.2010s
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, plastic
MeasurementsH: 150 x W: 205 x D: 250 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://vendetta-vixens.co.uk:
We are an amateur roller derby team based in Northampton UK. Vendetta Vixens have been operating since 2011. We’ve been a part of the End of the World Series 2012, Heartlands 2013 and 14, British Championship Roller Derby in 2015 and now going into our second year as part of British Championships for 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendetta_Vixens:
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.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeSportswear
Object numberGWL-2015-125
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved