Aretha Franklin's Hat

Aretha Franklin recently violated a well known red carpet rule by wearing the exact same dress...two days in a row. The Queen of Soul was spied on June 13th at the 64th Annual Tony Awards in a golden bronze creation with a sequined bodice and split hem. She accessorized the look with a feathered boa and champagne Chanel bag. On June 14th she attended Apollo Theater's Benefit Concert & Awards Ceremony in the exact same dress and accessories. ...though she did bother to switch out her wig...Read Full Story

Luke Song, the hatmaker who designed Aretha Franklin’s infamous Inauguration Day hat, is suing several firms he’d previously done business with who’ve copied and sold the hat without his permission. In the federal lawsuit he filed last week, Song alleged: Moza’s hat worn by Aretha Franklin (hereinafter the “Original Inauguration Hat”) gained instantaneous fame and notoriety, attracting much more media attention than even Aretha Franklin’s performance itself. The Original Inauguration Hat has...Read Full Story

The Smithsonian Museum wants Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Day hat.The Queen of Soul’s big-bowed headgear has become a hot property since the legendary singer wore it to belt out “America the Beautiful” at President Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 inauguration.The Los Angeles Times reports that the hat’s designer, Luke Song, has been overwhelmed with demand for the $179 item. (Aretha’s custom-made version cost over $500.)more HERERead Full Story

Detroit designer Luke Song, famous for fitting Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin's head with his Mr. Song Millinery hat for President Barack Obama's inauguration, is suing a handful of companies he says are selling knockoffs. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday, Song and his company, Moza Inc., named DonnaVinci of Los Angeles, China-based King Ting Millinery Co. and S&S Hat Co. of Philadelphia as defendants.Song seeks unspecified damages in excess of $100,000 and injunctions against the...Read Full Story

The Smithsonian wants the queen's crown. For anyone who snickered at Aretha Franklin's one-of-a-kind hat worn by the Queen of Soul when she sang at the inauguration, get this:The Smithsonian wants to display the now-iconic hat along with First Lady Michelle Obama's now-famous Jason Wu gown. Aretha, a fashion independent if there ever was one, isn't so sure she wants to part with her Luke Song-designed hat. "I am considering it. It would be hard to part with my chapeau since it was such a...Read Full Story

The Smithsonian wants Aretha's Franklin's hat.  Let's face it, when we think of the Inauguration of Obama, that hat does come to mind.  Unless, it can pick up signals, Aretha may hand it over for historical purposes, but that is just the reason she wants to keep it. source: CNN:  People: Smithsonian requests Aretha's hatsource: People: The Smithsonian Institution Requests Aretha Franklin’s Inaugural HatRead Full Story

Sources reported that the Smithsonian Museum wants Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Day Hat.  Franklin performed “America the Beautiful” during the ceremony and now  the “Queen of Souls” big-bowed hat she sported is  hot property.  The hats designer Luke Song is thrilled with the demand for the hat.  However, Franklin is not as thrilled about giving it up. According to New York Magazine: Franklin is  considering it and said:  ” It would be hard to part with my chapeau since it was such a...Read Full Story

I didn’t see what the big deal was with Aretha’s hat and I still don’t get it now. Call me being out of touch with what is in, but Aretha did make a statement, good and bad. I wish Norman Blackwell was still alive to see this, because I’ll bet he would have said that this was the worst dressed.  I guess I’m not a fashionista because I was in no rush to order the hat and if I had it I wouldn’t know what to wear with it. Booze is my thing, hats are not. Aretha will always be the “Queen of Soul...Read Full Story

(photo source) I don’t want you all to think that I wasn’t paying attention to Aretha’s pillbox hat. As a Virgo, I always have to point out the errors and try my best to correct them, whether they want to be corrected or not. I am a firm believer in wearing the outfit/accessories (hair included) and not letting the outfit/accessories wear you. In Aretha’s case, the hat, I think, damn near upstaged everyone. Queen or not, she should have known better. We were witnessing history in the making...Read Full Story