Around age 29 Abigail changed course, getting married to author Steven Kroll and starting her own hat business. Her couture women's hats were soon carried at Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys New York. The entrepreneurship outlasted the marriage. Abigail then trained in ballroom dancing, performing with Lou Brockman. The hats continued to be in demand. It proved better to sell with small stores like the Hat Shop in Soho and Seigo on Madison Avenue. Ms. Aldridge turned up on a list of Royal Milliners, it appeared that one of her fascinators was worn by Tatiana Santo Domingo of Monaco. The chapeau had been purchased by her husband Andrea Casiraghi in Soho NY. Abigail's hats have been seen at Royal Ascot and the Kentucky Derby as well. Two of her original hats are in the permanent collection of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 In the twenty-first century Abigail moved to an apartment in Harlem. This led to singing in Gospel choirs and bringing back her love of jazz. She served in the music ministry of St. Aloysius for seven years under the direction of John McKoy. During that time she discovered that her jazz collaborator, now famous pianist Kuni Mikami, was available, so they worked on the jazz rep and started writing some songs together. Abigail also rehearsed duets with her singing partner the fabulous Dante Harrell. At this point, the covid pandemic arrived. As soon as lockdown lifted, Abigail and her group secured an engagement at the beautiful Chez Josephine restaurant, jazz cabaret style. Lovely dancer Amber Lyons joined the show, performing a tribute to Josephine Baker. This enterprise was a hit, they returned for a dozen shows through the seasons with different themes, like Mardi Gras and Hat Brunch. Later Abigail brought her artists to the club 53 Above, then to Feinstein's 54 Below. After that Kuni and Dante were traveling so Abigail concentrated on a recording project with the amazing Craig Levy at Little Pioneer Cider House Studio. Something very special happened, Abigail was cast to play The Singer in the indie short film Ms. Pink, by award winning filmmaker Lauren McCann. That was a big success on the festival circuit and is in development to be a feature film. Abigail will be releasing her new CD soon. She has many single song releases on Youtube, Spotify and other platforms.

The experience of creating the group musical show was so inspiring that she decided to study the business of show business, earning a certificate in Performing Arts Industry Essentials from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, so as to be ready for a future opportunity.“I am so thankful to have had a blessed life in the arts though it hasn't always been easy. Please note that I am an animal lover. My hat business is fur free. I have adopted rescued rabbits for over twenty years, that brings so much joy!”