Named, for a second time, as one of ten finalists for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Natalie and Alabama Chanin compete alongside Flora Gill and Alexa Adams of Ohne Titel, Patrik Ervell, Sophie Theallet, Waris Ahluwalia of House of Waris, Wayne Lee of Wayne, George Esquivel of Esquivel Shoes, Gary Graham, Monique Péan, and Simon Spurr of Spurr for the final prize of the 2009 competition. Peter Stanglmayr's photograph of Natalie with her young daughter, Maggie, appears in an interview with Florence Kane of Vogue in a series profiling the 2009 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists. Our friend and collaborator Sara Martin gifts Natalie a...
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Alabama Chanin creates a limited collection of “Alabama Denim,” indigo dyed in the basement of a church in Brooklyn by Goods of Conscience. Founded by priest Father Andrew O’Connor, the non-profit organization seeks to offer economic stability and further enrich the lives of weavers in Guatemala. The cotton fabric is colored using natural indigo-dyeing processes. All garments bear a “disclaimer”: “The color blue will rub from the fabric and slightly color the skin of the wearer. In many cultures, this process of coloring was considered a blessing of the body.” Learn more about Goods of Conscience and follow along @goodsofconscience. ...
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Alabama Chanin produces an exhibition, “Ceremony,” in collaboration with Robert Rausch and Angie Mosier, in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
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A year after the founding of Alabama Chanin, the design and production studios move from the three-bedroom house at Lovelace Crossroads to The Factory.
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From the first collaborations with Lola Schnabel and Fernando Sanchez, Project Alabama initiated multiple collaborations from 2004 to 2006. Artists and designers like Chi Modu, Elliott Puckett, Eva Whitechapel, Hugo Guinness, Michael and Nicole Colovos of Habitual, Michi Meko, Rob Ryan, Studio Job, and Tomas Maier partner on stencil designs, garment shapes, and collection pieces. Chi Modu passed away on May 19, 2021 in Summit, New Jersey. Learn more about Chi Modu’s extraordinary life and work and follow @chimodu. Explore Elliott Puckette’s work here. Explore Hugo Guinness’ work here. Explore more of Project Alabama’s collaborations through these entries (listed...
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In 2006, Natalie and the Alabama Chanin team build and launch a small online store along with a new weblog called the “Alabama Chanin Journal.”
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Leslie Hoffman of Earth Pledge asks Natalie to write a short paper for inclusion in their Future Fashion White Papers.
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Alabama Chanin shows garments from their 2008 and 2009 collections in the Pratt Institute’s Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion exhibition. Curated by Francesca Granata and Sarah Scaturro, the exhibition examines the relationship between fashion and sustainability, serving as a call-to-action. Alabama Chanin is featured alongside innovative designers and artists including Bodkin, Susan Cianciolo, Kelly Cobb, Loomstate, Suno, Zoë Sheehan Saldaña, Sans, Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Uluru, Andrea Zittel, and Tiprin Follett. In the exhibition catalogue’s forward, Julie Gilhart of Barneys New York writes: “Ethics + Aesthetics effectively broadens the reach of sustainable fashion, showing the visitor that...
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Natalie is inducted as a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a prestigious not-for-profit organization that celebrates rising and heritage American designers.
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Along with Isabel and Ruben Toledo and Maria Cornejo, Natalie is named a finalist in the Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards.
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