MICHIGAN MILLINER GENA CONTI WAS RECENTLY PROFILED IN THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

“From the sculptured lawns at the Kentucky Derby to the Easter Sunday services across metro Detroit, women's hats are springing up in bold shapes and colors fit for a queen,” said reporter Kyle Keener.

"When I make a hat, and someone puts a hat on, you can just watch them change," says renowned milliner Gena Conti of Wyandotte. She makes custom sculptural hats of every genre that have been shown at art galleries and are selling worldwide via the Internet. Gena Conti is at www.genaconti.com or 734.284.3417.

CONTI’S HAT CREATION: Sisal Straw with synthetic horse hair with lace band, silk flowers, pearls and white tail feathers.

CONTI ORIGINAL HAT is made of two-tone Sinamay with pheasant and coque feathers with silk.