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Love it or hate it, Aretha Franklin’s “church hat” during President Obama’s inauguration ceremony has been the talk of the net worldwide, with the hat being placed on random victims, here, there and everywhere, even spawning a Facebook group. But did you know that the designer is a Korean American from Detroit?
Luke Song, designer of his family owned business, Mr. Song Millinery, is a Detroit native and graduate of Parsons in New York, and has been shocked by the response from seeing Aretha’s hat worldwide. According to the Detroit Free Press, within minutes of Aretha’s performance of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” the phones began ringing nonstop at his hat store with people calling over the county and all over the world. A store in Dallas that carried the same style sold 500 similar hats made by his store within hours of the inauguration.
Mr. Song Millinery’s business is 90% African American churchgoing women but given the response to his hat, it looks like this will diversify very quickly.
Personally, I look horrible in hats–and I’m not even going to try wearing Queen Aretha’s.
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Uh, you didn't read the prior post by Joz about Jason Wu, did you?
[EDITORS NOTE: The blog post about Jason Wu.]
Uh, you didn't read the prior post by Joz about Jason Wu, did you?
[EDITORS NOTE: The blog post about Jason Wu.]
How about the gorgeous innauguration gown designed by Jason Wu? Lets give our people some praise when praise is deserved, not single them out for ridicule. There's enough of that going on in the western media.
How about the gorgeous innauguration gown designed by Jason Wu? Lets give our people some praise when praise is deserved, not single them out for ridicule. There's enough of that going on in the western media.
I loved Miss Aretha's hat. I may now have to go on a pilgrimage to Detroit to get fitted. As I have a gigantic head and would probably need a custom job.
I loved Miss Aretha's hat. I may now have to go on a pilgrimage to Detroit to get fitted. As I have a gigantic head and would probably need a custom job.
And thanks to the joy that is flickr, this:
http://flickr.com/search/?q=aretha%20franklin%20ha...
And thanks to the joy that is flickr, this:
http://flickr.com/search/?q=aretha%20franklin%20ha...
Maybe we should put the hat on the author's bar's pictures...I'm sure Moye would look fabulous in it. ;)
Maybe we should put the hat on the author's bar's pictures...I'm sure Moye would look fabulous in it. ;)
I LOVE THIS HAT SO MUCH.
I LOVE THIS HAT SO MUCH.
We all know what the boys will be wearing for Halloween--sheesh.
Honestly, I think the hat's atrocious, but that's just me.
We all know what the boys will be wearing for Halloween--sheesh.
Honestly, I think the hat's atrocious, but that's just me.
Mr. Song Millineryu00e2u0080u0099s business is 90% African American churchgoing women but given the response to his hat, it looks like this will diversify very quickly.
If it does and I see a white guy on the Muni wearing an Aretha hat, I will lose my shit. But let's face it, I'd probably lose my shit in a good way.
Mr. Song Millineryu00e2u0080u0099s business is 90% African American churchgoing women but given the response to his hat, it looks like this will diversify very quickly.
If it does and I see a white guy on the Muni wearing an Aretha hat, I will lose my shit. But let's face it, I'd probably lose my shit in a good way.
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