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Alabama Chanin - Bryant Park and UPS 10 to Watch Prize, 2005

Bryant Park and UPS 10 to Watch Prize, 2005

Through her Project Alabama designs, Natalie is selected as an emerging designer to watch by UPS (United Parcel Service), in collaboration with 7th on Sixth. Ten fashion designers, selected from a field of 300, show in Bryant Park during Olympus Fashion Week.

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Alabama Chanin - Rob Ryan Collaboration, 2004

Rob Ryan Collaboration, 2004

Natalie collaborates with British visual artist Rob Ryan on a series of intricate stencil designs. Inspired by Ryan’s style of elaborate drawings and paper cuttings, the collection is interwoven with embroidered versions of Ryan’s playful work.

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Alabama Chanin - Eva Whitechapel Collaboration, 2004

Eva Whitechapel Collaboration, 2004

In the early 1990s, Natalie meets Eva Whitechapel in Vienna, Austria. Between 2003 and 2005, Whitechapel contributes textile and garment designs to Project Alabama.

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Alabama Chanin - Alabama Chanin Founded, 2006

Alabama Chanin Founded, 2006

Alabama Chanin is officially founded on September 22, 2006. Five years after Natalie’s first Project Alabama collection, the organization begins a new chapter with two employees and twenty-two sewers, many of whom had been a part of the project since its inception.

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Alabama Chanin - CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, 2005

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, 2005

Named one of ten finalists for the 2nd annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Project Alabama competes alongside Anthony Nak, Atelier, Costello Tagliapietra, Derek Lam, Isabel Toledo, Lutz & Patmos, Mayle, Thom Browne, and Trovata for the final prize.

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Alabama Chanin - Maria Cornejo, 2005

Maria Cornejo, 2005

Maria Cornejo and Natalie meet in 2005 during the Cooper Hewitt National Design awards and remain lifelong friends.

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Alabama Chanin - Tina Lutz, 2005

Tina Lutz, 2005

Tina Lutz and Natalie meet for the first time in 2005 when they are both finalists in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competition and find immediate connection.

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Alabama Chanin - Alabama State Council on the Arts, 2005

Alabama State Council on the Arts, 2005

Natalie is awarded her first Design Fellowship Award by the Alabama State Council on the Arts as part of the Individual Artist Fellowship Program.

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Alabama Chanin - Sarah Cristobal, 2005

Sarah Cristobal, 2005

Sarah Cristobal and Natalie meet for the first time at the Prom Night [LINK] presentation at Bowlmor Lanes in New York City. Two years later, Sarah attends the first Alabama Adventure Weekend to cover the event for Style.com.

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Alabama Chanin - Alabama Adventure Weekend, 2005

Alabama Adventure Weekend, 2005

Inspired by the Project Alabama annual picnic, Natalie, along with photographer Robert Rausch and designer Billy Reid, conceive of a collaborative event called Alabama Adventure Weekend—a three-day celebration of art, music, film, culture, food, and fashion. 

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