How the #WFH Movement Could Reshape Fashion
"The case study for 'off-the-grid' fashion was created by Alabama Chanin who, in 2000, headed to Florence, Alabama, to work on what she thought would be a one-month project. Her idea, she says, was to make 200 one-of-a-kind T-shirts by hand, and she went home 'to search for the elusive skills of hand-sewers who were raised in the quilting tradition.' Twenty years later, she’s still there, an integral part of a community who is working with fashion responsibly and with transparency."
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Spring 2021 Ready-To-Wear
"Chanin played structure against ease this season; and it’s the latter that sings. It’s not just that waffle-knit separates seemed destined for a WFH wardrobe, but also the association of softness with tactile comfort and flexibility. The designer said she wanted things to feel 'more loose and joyful,' and they do."
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The Alabama Chanin Story
"In this, our 250th episode, we welcome one of the true original champions of the slow fashion movement, Natalie Chanin, designer and founder of the Florence, Alabama-based and globally recognized leading ethical fashion brand Alabama Chanin."
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Where To Buy Face Masks Right Now
"Natalie Chanin is a longtime practitioner of 'slow design,' making hand-sewn and machine-made womenswear garments in her factory in Florence, Alabama. All her pieces are made from 100 percent organic cotton sourced from the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative in Lubbock, Texas. Her non-medical face masks are made from tight-weave cotton that is less permeable than standard cottons, and are washable and reusable."
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Alabama Chanin - For a Modern Sustainable Life "We talk with the founder and slow design pioneer Natalie Chanin of Alabama Chanin. The company that has become what Alabama Chanin is today began early in 2000 with Natalie creating hand-sewn garments made from cotton jersey t-shirts. They are a leader in elevated craft due to a strong belief in tradition and dedication to locally sewn garments and goods—both hand and machine-sewn. They maintain responsible, ethical, and sustainable practices holding themselves to the highest standards for quality. At Alabama Chanin, they preserve traditions of community, design, producing, and living arts by...
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Fall 2020 Ready-To-Wear
"Whatever direction Chanin takes, she’ll always come out in the lead. The truth is that the industry is just beginning to wake up to issues this designer, a pioneer of slow fashion, has been addressing for decades."
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Is This Small Town the Future of Ethical Fashion?
"What Chanin and Reid are doing is known as slow fashion: a growing movement of makers, designers, merchants, and manufacturers worldwide who, in response to fast fashion and globalization, have significantly dialed back their pace and financial ambition, freeing themselves to focus more on creating items with inherent value, curating the customer experience, and reducing environmental impact."
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The O List - Made in the USA
"You Make Me Feel like a Natural Toddler: Attention, babies: When going to Grandma's, consider going green! These organic cotton looks are made from the leftover fabric of an adult collection and appliquéd by Alabama artisans. (Burt's Bees Baby + Alabama Chanin collaboration clothes)."
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A Road Trip Through Alabama, Where Creatives are Grappling With the Past and Building a Brighter Future
"Alabama is a place of boundless creativity and abundant natural resources — with an unfathomably painful past. On a road trip from top to bottom, Kevin West finds the state's residents reckoning with its legacy and coming up with entirely new definitions of what it means to be Alabaman."
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Cultivating Community with Natalie Chanin
"Natalie Chanin shares her journey from up-cycling old t-shirts in New York City to returning home to Florence Alabama where she started her clothing line, Alabama Chanin. We talk about building a community of makers and prioritizing transparency in the supply chain. She also tells us about teaching the creative process through The School of Making and the importance of sharing skills with others."
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