Photo by Sean Gillespie
Roller skating and embroidery, my two most favourite things. Above, the beautiful Jem Molition is wearing a helmet cover (or pantie) that was whipped up in five minutes with the combined brain power of Danger Spouse, Suffer Jet, Scary Maclary and some last minute speed stitching by Skatechel Hunter (me-ish).
Roller derby is often talked about as a DIY sport, but these insulation tape Jammer Panties are next level! I have been undertaking a 100 day embroidery project, needleneedle.tumblr.com, and it was cool to be able to lend those stitching skills to a practical outcome. The Smash Malice aesthetic is derivative of "trashy trailer BABES" as stated in the team cheer - so I am hoping that the spectators didn't think our last minute panties were too out of place!
The actual game was super fun too. Our opponents, Brutal Pageant, are made up of a lot of new skaters to Richter City Roller Derby so it was exciting to see their new cohesive performance. Pag went through a bit of hardship last year so it is awesome to see a full and happy team for 2012. As for Malice, I love them. Things were adrenaline filled in the first few jams due to our pantie problems! But the team put that nervous energy to great use, gaining an early lead which Malice maintained throughout the whole sixty minutes.
Thanks to Sean for letting me use his photo of Jem, check out more of his work here: www.seangillespie.org/
-Sarah
ps: excuse my cray-cray writing style. Thick academic texts + It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia marathon = brain mash.
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