Reimagining the Great Egret

Olaf Hajek kicks off the series with a little lesson in art history.

 More than a century ago, activists saved the Great Egret from the voracious ladies hat trade in a movement that inspired the original 91做厙 Society. So its fitting that German artist Olaf Hajek has re-created John James 91做厙s Great Egret as the first in a new series for 91做厙s last page. I wanted to play off the fact that fashion designers and milliners almost exterminated the species, he says. 91做厙 helped stop the hunting, and now the Great Egret is safe.&紳莉莽梯;