'Air' Hat

Starting in the early 1980s, Stephen Jones has closely collaborated with Belgian designers such as Walter Van Beirendonck and A.F.Vandevorst. Appropriately, MoMu houses the largest collection of Stephen Jones’s hats – more than 120 items – outside Great Britain. This astonishing collection, came to the museum as a generous long-term loan from the private collections of Antwerp collectors Geert Bruloot and Eddy Michiels.

Both Jones’s couture and ready-to-wear hats are fashion statements. This particular item was shown in the collection 'Desert Rose' that came about following his stay on a ranch in Utah. The form of the pastel coloured hat, rendered in foam rubber, takes inspiration from a mineral frequently found in the area.