Name Alabama Chanin | ||
Meet Natalie "Alabama" Chanin I Creativebug
Natalie "Alabama" Chanin is an American fashion designer from Florence, Alabama. She is part of the zero-waste fashion movement. Her design company uses 100% organic cotton jersey fabric in their designs, which is sourced sustainably from seed to fabric. Chanin's "open source" philosophy means that patterns and techniques for her garments are openly available through books and workshops.
Contents
- Meet Natalie Alabama Chanin I Creativebug
- Alabama chanin reverse applique
- Early life and education
- Career
- Published works
- References
Alabama chanin reverse applique
Early life and education
Natalie "Alabama" Chanin was born and raised in Florence, Alabama. She has a degree in Environmental Design with a focus on industrial and craft-based textiles from North Carolina State University. After graduation, Chanin worked in the junior sportswear industry on New York's Seventh Avenue, before moving abroad. For the next decade, she worked as a stylist and costume designer, traveling the globe.
Career
The company began in early 2000 with the creation of hand-sewn garments made from cotton jersey fabric. Pieces are made from 100% organic cotton, sewn by hand through a group of artisans using a cottage industry method of operation.
Alabama Chanin is rooted in the tenets of the Slow design movement. Known for her "eco-chic" designs, Natalie launched the A. Chanin line in 2013. In 2015, she expanded the machine-made garments line to include a home goods collection.