This article originally appeared in 'Hypebeast Magazine Issue 32: The Fever Issue.' Please visit HBX to grab your copy."The Hat Makes the Man," proclaimed artist Max Ernst in naming one of his most definitive works. Of course, Ernst's Dada-ist exploration of men's headwear in paint and collage (more recently interpreted in sculpture form by Damien Hirst) was a nuanced reference to hats as a symbol of classism, one that he proudly challenged in his eye-catching work. A century later, and hats are...
This article originally appeared in 'Hypebeast Magazine Issue 32: The Fever Issue.' Please visit HBX to grab your copy."The Hat Makes the Man," proclaimed artist Max Ernst in naming one of his most definitive works. Of course, Ernst's Dada-ist exploration of men's headwear in paint and collage (more recently interpreted in sculpture form by Damien Hirst) was a nuanced reference to hats as a symbol of classism, one that he proudly challenged in his eye-catching work. A century later, and hats are...
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