tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11032459.post4583443318014578997..comments2024-02-06T12:13:44.496-06:00Comments on FREEDOM EDEN: Aretha Franklin's HatMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149784619342993569noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11032459.post-29877151481218390782009-04-12T09:15:00.000-05:002009-04-12T09:15:00.000-05:00I just saw a Easter Sunday story on CBS Morning an...I just saw a Easter Sunday story on CBS Morning and they highlighted Mr. Song's shop. The thing that surprises me the most is how INEXPENSIVE these hats are. I was expecting hundreds if not thousands of dollars and I agree, they are a work of art. <BR/><BR/>I am not a hat wearer myself, but, I have actually made hats while working as a millinery apprentice at the Santa Fe Opera. It can take at least a day to make even the most simple of hats. <BR/><BR/>So Happy Easter and hats off to all you millinery loving gals out there!On Paperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053638859161871293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11032459.post-21513806762893965472009-02-04T14:29:00.000-06:002009-02-04T14:29:00.000-06:00Women held in slavery were forbidden to wear hats;...Women held in slavery were forbidden to wear hats; only ladies wore hats and no slave woman could present herself as a lady. At Emancipation, these laws were dropped and a Black woman could wear a hat or bonnet just like any other woman. As Jim Crow replaced slavery, wearing a hat, the bigger and bolder the better, asserted the equality the Jiom Crow laws denied. It is an assertion of freedom in the face of oppression and should be applauded everywhere. You can put me down but you can't keep me down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11032459.post-33024250530078006772009-01-28T09:46:00.000-06:002009-01-28T09:46:00.000-06:00Wow...I thought having Obama as president meant "c...Wow...I thought having Obama as president meant "change" as everyone promised when they voted for him. So, does change mean it is now okay to make derogatory comments against white folks' style? I have rocked big hats and cornrows, and my skin is not dark. Thankyouverymuch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11032459.post-51427630895532920562009-01-23T14:08:00.000-06:002009-01-23T14:08:00.000-06:00HAHAHAI don't wear hats, but if I did, I would def...HAHAHA<BR/><BR/>I don't wear hats, but if I did, I would definitely pick the Urban Sombrero over the Giant Bow. <BR/><BR/>And the cornrows point is well-taken.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149784619342993569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11032459.post-59278728030864474152009-01-23T10:05:00.000-06:002009-01-23T10:05:00.000-06:00Maybe this will finally have a chance:http://www.c...Maybe this will finally have a chance:<BR/><BR/>http://www.clubplanet.com/news/blogpics/urban%20sombrero%20thumb.jpg<BR/><BR/>Ahem:<BR/><BR/>http://officialboderek.com/Bofilms/BoAB026-10.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11032459.post-46620078567523424992009-01-23T09:48:00.000-06:002009-01-23T09:48:00.000-06:00Aretha is a DIVA. and people buying hats does not...Aretha is a DIVA. and people buying hats does not show the economy is strong it just shows people are willing to spend money on stuff they shouldn't because they don't think it through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11032459.post-84997218189353096402009-01-23T07:58:00.000-06:002009-01-23T07:58:00.000-06:00I agree not too many people could pull off that ha...I agree not too many people could pull off that hat, but it rocked on Aretha and I can see it do likewise on other large women with style, especially black women. And that not racist, Mary so don't start that! There are just some looks black people can pull off that white people can't. Another example: cornrows! They can look gorgeous on a black women, but hideous on any other!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com