“We first started talking about slow fashion as a derivative of the slow food movement. I think in many ways that industry is light years ahead of where the fashion is. People started looking at the ways things were planted and grown much sooner than we did with textiles. I think a lot of what’s being done around sustainable fashion is really taking cues from that movement.” – Natalie Chanin
Recorded during fall fashion week, Natalie spoke with Charles Beckwith and Cathy Schepis of American Fashion Podcast about her education and background as a designer, sustainable fashion, the founding of Alabama Chanin, our business model, and her new non-profit, Project Threadways.
American Fashion Podcast explores fashion as an art and a business, diving deep into the designing, making, and selling of garments with an emphasis on sustainability and innovation.
Thank you to Charles and Cathy for the lovely conversation.
Listen to the Alabama Chanin Story here.
P.S.: Today is Giving Tuesday, a global day of unity that encourages each of us to find ways to give back in our own community. The charitable event that takes place every November is responding to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19 with #GivingTuesdayNow. If you are looking for ways to give, we are accepting donations to support our ongoing face masks production efforts. These donations sponsor an order for healthcare providers, public servants, or anyone in need. We have been able to provide assistance to these local organizations: Helen Keller Hospital, Hunstville Hospital, Florence Police Department, Glenwood Assisted Living, and Morningside Nursing Home. Donations and order sponsorships will go directly to the cost of materials and labor used to produce these masks.
You can purchase masks as gifts, and we will ship directly to the recipient and include a signed or anonymous donor note. All we need is a note from you and the recipient’s shipping address.
Please reach out if we can help:
Carlisle: sales@alabamachanin.com or 256-760-1090 ext. 105
Catherine: shop@alabamachanin.com or 256-760-1090 ext. 114