Congratulations to Natalie Chanin and her line, Alabama Chanin and Monique Pean for being among the top ten finalists recognized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue Magazine.
“The ten finalists we selected are a talented, diverse group, who are building healthy independent businesses in challenging times.” –Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief, Vogue
The winner (and two runners-up) will be announced at a gala dinner in NYC on November 16, 2009
Natalie Chanin wearing and holding her designs, which are hand-sewn by women from their homes in the American Southeast.
Here is the complete list of finalists:
ALABAMA CHANIN – Natalie Chanin
ESQUIVEL SHOES – George Esquivel
GARY GRAHAM – Gary Graham
HOUSE OF WARIS – Waris Ahluwalia
MONIQUE PEAN – Monique Péan
OHNE TITEL – Flora Gill and Alexa Adams
PATRIK ERVELL – Patrik Ervell
SOPHIE THEALLET – Sophie Theallet
SPURR – Simon Spurr
WAYNE – Wayne Lee
Check out AirDye technology- it’s a textile technology that dyes clothes without using water. The NYTimes Green Inc blog wrote all about this eco-fashion breakthough here: http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes......-industry/
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