Its a word as unpleasant sounding as its meaning.
So, what was it doing on Batsheva Hays runway?
The first word that popped into my mind was hag, says Hay.
Photo: Don Ashby / Courtesy of Batsheva
I also thought of old bag and crone, but hag was really the strongest for me.
The casting and collection concept were born out of Hays own experience of aging.
Like, Im too old to enter the LVMH Prize, where you have to be under 40.
Victoria Bartlett and Batsheva Hay amidst the backstage prep.
Im fucking ancient and Im 42, she explains.
So it kind of felt liberating to come out as a hag.
The word itself is a bit grotesque.
Its a bit of an F-you word.
Im just a fashion hag.
Hay was in good company these days.
It was Hays friend, the designer Victoria Bartlett, who wore the Hag sweater in the show.
I thought some people would be offended, but if anyone was, they didnt say that to me.
Then there are the pre-orders.
Im thinking about building that hag world out a little more.
Do I need a hag bag, or should it be old bag?
Then again, maybe shell just stick with the sweater.
Im excited to wear it, Hay says, its punk.
There are few terms that arent curses that are as potent as the word hag.
I tried to reclaim the word pussy as a college student.
The p-word, I reckoned, should stand for strength and power considering its the source of life.
But its been slow going.
Pussy is a naughty word, Hay says.
The Hag sweater is available forpreorderon Batsheva Hays website.
Victoria Bartlett and Batsheva Hay amidst the backstage prep.
