NATEPERKINS.TV: Swarovski-crystal Inaugural Hat that Aretha Franklin Wore for her Inauguration Performance has run out of... The Milliner who designed the now-famous bow-tied Hat.

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NATEPERKINS.TV: Swarovski-crystal inaugural hat that Aretha Franklin wore for her inauguration performance has run out of... The milliner who designed the now-famous bow-tied Hat.Atlanta, (GA) USA JANUARY 23, 2009 NATEPERKINS.TV: vIDEO RELEASE News, President Barack Obama Inaugural Live NEWSROOM coverage. Washington, DCU.S. Swarovski-crystal inaugural hat that Aretha Franklin wore for her inauguration performance has run out of... The milliner who designed the now-famous bow-tied. Few people covered their heads that day, despite the cold. But the Queen of Soul did. She reached back to her gospel roots and adorned herself as if for church, topping her outfit with a dove-gray wool chapeau, dominated by a giant bow set off at a jaunty angle and ringed in sparkling Swarovski crystals. Aretha Franklin to wear during the Inauguration.News results for aretha franklin hat inauguration obama
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The milliner who designed the now-famous bow-tied, Swarovski-crystal inaugural hat that Aretha Franklin wore for her inauguration performance has run out of ...January 23, 2009, 6:52 pm Lasting Buzz Over Aretha Franklins Hat By Katharine Q. SeelyeLuke Song with a replica of the hat he designed for Aretha Franklin to wear during the Inauguration. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)While the fashion-conscious were focused on Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day, it was Aretha Franklin who pulled off the most unexpected sartorial coup.Few people covered their heads that day, despite the cold. But the Queen of Soul did. She reached back to her gospel roots and adorned herself as if for church, topping her outfit with a dove-gray wool chapeau, dominated by a giant bow set off at a jaunty angle and ringed in sparkling Swarovski crystals.The hat was an instant sensation. Even before Ms. Franklin had finished singing My Country, Tis of Thee on the inaugural podium, calls began pouring in to her hat designer, Luke Song, 36, of Mr. Song Millinery in Detroit, Ms. Franklins home town.Aretha Franklin performed at the inauguration on Tuesday. (Ron Edmonds/Associated Press)A lot of my clients know my signature style, and they knew instantly that it was my hat, Mr. Song said in a telephone interview Friday. They called to verify it, and then they just started screaming at the top of their lungs.Asked to define that style, he said he couldnt quite put it in words, except to say that he liked hats that frame the face.The calls overwhelmed him, he said, and before long there were reporters asking for interviews as word of the hat went viral. It was still a current topic on television three days after the inaugural, discussed on The View and mocked by Jon Stewart and Ellen DeGeneres.And Mr. Song has been flooded with hat orders, creating an instant backlog of three to four weeks.But what he is selling is a similar design to The Hat, which he designed specifically for Ms. Franklin with her help not an exact duplicate.Her particular hat, I will not sell a copy, even if someone offers me a million dollars, he said. I have to keep it exclusive to her. I made it for her.If he did make any exact duplicates, they would cost more than $500 apiece, he said; the near-replicas, which will use dif