Catalogue Number
NMLH.2026.20.4
Object Name
Gauntlets
Place
Brussels
People
Madeleina Kay (Artist), EU Supergirl, Wonder Woman
Events
Brexit, People's Vote March
Date
2019
Description
Silver gauntlets with a gold trim around the top and bottom.
These gauntlets are part of a Wonder Woman costume worn by artist and activist Madeleina Kay to protest Brexit.
The outfit was worn to the People's Vote March in 2019 which called for a second referendum.
Madeleina Kay, also known as EU Supergirl, is an artist, musician and poltical activist who commonly wears superhero costumes to campaign against Britain's departure from the European Union. She was famously told to leave a European Commission press conference, despite having press accreditation, for wearing a Supergirl outfit.
