Hasta La Ideas

While the one thing the internet seemed to latch on and enjoy sharing a laugh about was Aretha Franklin‘s inauguration hat (like in this set on Flickr), the designer of the hat has been enjoying a sudden, overwhelming flow of money coming into his Detroit shop. Ever since Aretha sang at last week’s event, Luke Song, owner of Mr. Song Millinery, has been taking order after order for recreations of the hat, less expensive than the original and not as fawned over in his shop (Aretha’s took two full days to make), but definitely a close copy. And thus far, with no end in site. Here’s a bit about her past with the shop:

Franklin has been a customer of the store for 20 of the store’s 25 years, said Song, whose father used to own the shop. She was not charged for the hat: After all, she helped come up with the concept, wandering around the store and “adding and subtracting to what we had already” to match a coat she wanted to wear, he said.

Elsewhere in inaugural fashion, as expected, all eyes have been on one of the two designers Michelle Obama selected for the big day, Jason Wu, who created the gown the new First Lady wore that evening. The stories written on him number into the millions, we’re estimating, but with his new found fame comes the negative press, particularly after he was quoted as saying how much he enjoys using fur in his collections. This didn’t fly so well with sites like Perez Hilton lashing out at Yu, calling him “out of touch” and a “killer.” Still, despite being called names, you have to think that Yu knows he’s finally made it after seeing him connected to one of Perez’s MS Paint scribbles.

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