Church hats aretha franklin

Crowns: A Brief History of Church Hats

Aretha Franklin stole the show on Inauguration Day with a bow-tied example of African American church hat culture. TIME examines the accessory and where it came from.

Photos from the book Crowns, by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry.

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