Amsale Aberra was an Ethiopian American fashion designer and entrepreneur.
14 Facts About Amsale Aberra
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Amsale Aberra was a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and a Trustee of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
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Amsale Aberra moved to Poultney, Vermont, to study commercial art at Green Mountain College when she was 19.
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Political upheaval in her native Ethiopia forced Amsale Aberra to stay in the United States and support herself through her undergraduate years.
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Amsale Aberra says that she herself never expected to be a professional fashion designer.
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Amsale Aberra's approach was to create stunning, simple gowns that would fit the modern woman.
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In 1985, while planning her wedding, Amsale Aberra scoured the stores to find a simple, refined wedding dress.
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Amsale Aberra found little in the way of clean, sophisticated gowns, and discovered an untapped niche in the bridal market.
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Amsale Aberra placed an advertisement for custom-made gowns and started her business out of her New York City loft apartment.
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Amsale Aberra expressed her love of finding the perfect gown for any bride.
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In 2012, Amsale Aberra was the winner of The Legacy Award at Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit.
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Also that year, Lincoln hired Amsale Aberra to produce a television commercial for their MKX model.
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Amsale Aberra was twice included on Ebony magazine's "Power 150" list of the 150 most influential African Americans.
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Amsale Aberra died of uterine cancer on 1 April 2018, aged 64.