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Project Alabama.(Brief Article)
Byline: Florence Kane
Somebody was saying the other day, 'Oh, what a great story,' " recalls Natalie Chanin. "It's not really a story. It's these people's lives."
By "people" Chanin means the 150-plus artisans in and around her native Florence, Alabama, who make a living creating the clothes she designs under the label Project Alabama. The seamstresses use down-home quilting and sewing techniques, embroidering fitted fifties frocks, doing patchwork on a-line coats. This, Chanin says, is "contemporary design rooted in tradition."
Project Alabama's headquarters is a three-bedroom brick ranch house in Florence ...
- Sweet home Alabama; A boutique cleans house with a little help from some...
- Magazine article from: WWD Bond, Patti August 11, 2004 700+ words
...store appearances by Natalie Chanin of Project Alabama and Roxi Suger of Angelrox...she said. In all, Project Alabama sold about 40 pieces...Angelrox (back left), Natalie Chanin of Project Alabama (back right) and Erica...
- Natalie Chanin & Enrico Harone-Cinzano.(Snapshot)(usage of recycled...
- Magazine article from: Entrepreneur Pennington, April Y. February 1, 2003 700+ words
41, 39, CO-FOUNDERS OF PROJECT ALABAMA IN FLORENCE, ALABAMA DESCRIPTION...Alabama). RECYCLED GOODS: Project Alabama's growth necessitates branching...London." SUPPLIED NEEDED: Project Alabama consists of two components...
- Fashion's new sweet home; Project Alabama is one of a raft of clothing...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor February 24, 2006 700+ words
...drive from Birmingham to Project Alabama's design studio rips down...dominate American fashion, Project Alabama's Natalie Chanin, and a handful of designers...miles down the road from Project Alabama. (Chanin and Mr. Reid...
- A SECOND TIME AROUND FOR PROJECT ALABAMA.
- Magazine article from: WWD Greenberg, Julee April 26, 2007 700+ words
...Byline: Julee Greenberg Project Alabama, the young designer...production process. Project Alabama previously relied on...alongside founding designer Natalie Chanin, who is no longer involved with Project Alabama. Enrico Marone Cinzanno...
- PROJECT ALABAMA, GIBO IN MANUFACTURING DEAL.
- Magazine article from: WWD Wilson, Eric September 11, 2003 700+ words
NEW YORK -- Project Alabama is about to expand...Brown's in London. Natalie Chanin, a native of Florence...said Wednesday that Project Alabama had developed a partnership...much as $2,000. Project Alabama has been shown previously...
- DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE; SOME DESIGNERS AND HOUSES PREFER TO CHART THEIR...
- Magazine article from: WWD February 8, 2005 700+ words
...sleeves that could definitely go glam. Project Alabama and Project Alabama Machine: Project Alabama is a rarity in today's fashion world...garments completely by hand, with designer Natalie Chanin at the helm, and continues to sell despite...
- SCAASI STEALS SHOW AT CFDA FETE.(Arnold Scaasi at Council of Fashion Designers...
- Magazine article from: WWD Feitelberg, Rosemary Karimzadeh, Marc August 18, 2006 700+ words
...move it to Alabama, I'd definitely move in," said Project Alabama's Natalie Chanin. The rest outside were left to wonder. "I just want...Steven Kolb and Francisco Costa / Arnold Scaasi / Natalie Chanin and Butch Anthony
- Truly Unbeatable Style; Ecco Domani(R) Fashion Foundation Announces Five...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 9, 2003 700+ words
...for the second annual Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation are: Palmer Jones (Katherine and Lindy Jones); Project Alabama (Natalie Chanin and Enrico Marone-Cinzano); Proenza Schouler (Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez); and Vasseur...
