Sherri Hobson interview, 2023 January 18, 2023 January 18
Scope and Contents
The Soul Club Oral History Project is an initiative of the FIT Library, inspired by the Soul Club fashion shows’ exuberance, positivity, dynamism, and joy. For this oral history project, FIT alumni and faculty members are interviewed about their participation and experience in the Soul Club. The goal of this project is to explore FIT’s rich and diverse history and uplift, amplify, and publicly share the stories of Black fashion students and faculty members as told by the community members themselves.
Taur Orange, interviewer, is the head of Educational Opportunity Programs at FIT.
Dates
- Creation: 2023 January 18
Creator
- Hobson, Sherri (Person)
- Orange, Taur (Person)
Language of Materials
English Latin
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
"Sherri Hobson and Beauloni Enterprises were born in Brooklyn, New York. Sherri is a graduate of Fashion Industries HS and Fashion Institute of Technology where she achieved her Bachelors of Fine Arts. Her company, Beauloni Enterprises, was born out of a bride’s desire for a headpiece that expressed a regal Afrocentricity, beauty, sophistication, class and magic. The bride was Sherri. This gave her a firsthand experience into working with customers and learning about their needs and wants for a unique and stylish bridal headpiece. Beauloni’s workroom and showroom is in the historical brownstone area of Bedford Stuyvesant. As the company’s owner, she started the business as a result of not finding contemporary ethnic and elegant headpieces in the marketplace. At the time, there were no African-American designers that catered specifically to a customer base that wore loc-styled or natural hair styles. Beauloni positioned itself as the premier Afro-centric bridal headpiece company in the country. Since, the company continues to add elegance and distinction to special occasions, including Weddings, Proms, and Sweet Sixteens with its unique headpieces and jewelry accessories. Inspired by legacy, Sherri named her company after her children, son Beau and daughter Loni, who are the nucleus of the definition of Beauloni. It is her honor and goal to celebrate love, fashion, beauty, marriage, romance and vision with the people who trust her to create a unique work of art especially for them." Biography supplied by Hobson
Biographical / Historical
Taur Orange is the head of Educational Opportunity Programs at FIT.
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Existence and Location of Originals
* Watch this interview on Archive on Demand: https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/136231
General
"Sherri Hobson and Beauloni Enterprises were born in Brooklyn, New York. Sherri is a graduate of Fashion Industries HS and Fashion Institute of Technology where she achieved her Bachelors of Fine Arts. Her company, Beauloni Enterprises, was born out of a bride’s desire for a headpiece that expressed a regal Afrocentricity, beauty, sophistication, class and magic. The bride was Sherri. This gave her a firsthand experience into working with customers and learning about their needs and wants for a unique and stylish bridal headpiece. Beauloni’s workroom and showroom is in the historical brownstone area of Bedford Stuyvesant. As the company’s owner, she started the business as a result of not finding contemporary ethnic and elegant headpieces in the marketplace. At the time, there were no African-American designers that catered specifically to a customer base that wore loc-styled or natural hair styles. Beauloni positioned itself as the premier Afro-centric bridal headpiece company in the country. Since, the company continues to add elegance and distinction to special occasions, including Weddings, Proms, and Sweet Sixteens with its unique headpieces and jewelry accessories. Inspired by legacy, Sherri named her company after her children, son Beau and daughter Loni, who are the nucleus of the definition of Beauloni. It is her honor and goal to celebrate love, fashion, beauty, marriage, romance and vision with the people who trust her to create a unique work of art especially for them." Biography supplied by Hobson
General
Taur Orange is the head of Educational Opportunity Programs at FIT.
General
Published
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository