Luke Song

Born|

Seoul, South Korea

Nationality| American
Known for| Aretha Franklin's Hat for President Obama's Inauguration
Label| Mr. Song Millinery
Website| www.mrsongdesigns.com

Luke Song (Korean: 송욱; born December 1972) is an American contemporary high fashion milliner designer.

## Biography

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Song was born in Seoul, the fifth generation of his family from the city. He grew up in Myeong-dong district. He moved to the Detroit suburbs in 1982 and graduated from Birmingham Seaholm High School. He first studied biochemistry, but eventually ended up studying fine arts at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Luke's artistic career lead him eventually to Paris, France, but he found the art of hat making during his journey back home to Michigan. He began his career as a milliner in 1997. He incorporated Moza Inc. in 1998.

Song has been also designing for many other fashion companies and designs products for the movies, television, books, magazines, and other venues. He collaborates with many artists around the world for gallery exhibitions and special exhibitions. He is working on six joint projects in Japan, France, South Korea and the United States.

## Mr. Song Millinery

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Model wearing Luke Song's 'Estrella' fascinator

The original showroom in Detroit was open until 2009.

Moza Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and with his label Mr. Song millinery and by the year 2000 there were in over 200 plus boutiques and stores. The hats are found in over 500 boutiques and stores around the world. The hats are worn by celebrities around the country among them being the "Queen of Soul", Aretha Franklin.

## The Inaugural Hat

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Aretha Franklin wore one of Song's hats at the inauguration of Barack Obama. The now nicknamed "The Inaugural Hat" received worldwide media attention.[1][2] In May, 2011 "The Inaugural Hat" was inducted into the Smithsonian Museum. An identical replica of the hat (the only other one in existence) is displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mr Song Millinery is based in Southfield, Michigan, United States.[1]

## External links

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* New York Times, Micheline Maynard Luke Song, The New York Times, March 13, 2009
* Los Angeles Times, [1]
* New York Daily News,[2]
* Wall Street Journal, Cheryl Tan,[3]
* The Berkeley Daily Planet, Riya Bhattacharjee,[4]
* San Francisco Chronicle, Carolyn Jones,[5]
* Houston Chronicle, Joy Sewing,[2]
* Wendy Williams, [6]
* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, [7]
* www.mrsongdesigns.com

## References

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1. ^ a b Micheline Maynard, Luke Song, The New York Times, March 13, 2009.
2. ^ a b Joy Sewing, Aretha Franklin’s church hat in high demand, Chron.com, January 25, 2009

## External links

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* Mr Song Millinery