Amsale Aberra’s career started when she could not find a dress for her own wedding in 1985. She wanted something simple, but every option on the market seemed over the top. So she made her own dress — ...

NEW YORK — During October’s New York Bridal Fashion Week, editors and buyers were invited to preview bridal label Amsale’s latest wedding dress collection within the walls of its new SoHo flagship.

Amsale Aberra, an Ethiopian-born fashion designer whose simple, minimalist aesthetic transformed the modern American wedding dress, died Sunday in Manhattan. She was 64. Her death, at Memorial Sloan ...

View photos of the Amsale Bridal Spring 2026 collection.