The HistoryMakers video oral history with Amsale Aberra.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 26 min., 22 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2014.162 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Aberra, Amsale, 1954- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Amsale Aberra |
| Portion of title | Amsale Aberra |
| Abstract | Fashion designer Amsale Aberra was born on March 1, 1954 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She later moved to the United States, where she received her B.A. degree in political science from Boston State College in 1981 and her A.A. degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City in 1982. Upon graduation, Aberra was hired as a design assistant for Harve Benard, Ltd. Then, in 1985, when she was unable to find a gown for her own wedding, she founded the bridal gown company Amsale Aberra, Inc. As her business grew, she bought two other wedding design lines, Christos and Kenneth Pool, opened the Amsale flagship salon on New York's Madison Avenue, and went on to serve as co-chief executive officer and creative director of The Amsale Group. Aberra has dressed celebrities like Halle Berry and Selma Hayek, and her gowns have appeared in several feature films and television shows. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2014 June 17. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2014.162 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |