Aretha Franklin's Detroit-made inauguration hat makes waves

Aretha's Detroit-made hat from Mr. Song Millinery on Woodward Avenue struck a chord with the world.

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Aretha Franklin's bow-tied, gift-wrapped, jewel-studded, $179 inaugural hat was designed, produced and sold to the Queen of Soul by Mr. Song Millinery, a family-owned business on Woodward Avenue just south of West Grand Boulevard.

Starting minutes after Franklin finished her distinctive rendition of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" on Tuesday, the store's phones started ringing.

Read the entire article here.

Here is a short piece about Mr. Song's in the Los Angeles Times.

And another in the New York Times.

And another in the Houston Chronicle.