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Flash forward to today, when the teachers' union has cited that very clause in its suit against the government. "I don't think you have to be a lawyer to say what that paragraph means," says Bob Chanin, general counsel for the NEA. "We'd be delighted to take on [the Department of Education]. If we get down to the merits, we think we clearly have the better of the case...
...Designer Natalie Chanin has transformed the appeal of handmade clothes into an economic-redevelopment model with her Project Alabama line. Chanin is a former film stylist (she handled costumes) who, while on hiatus in New York City, needed an outfit for a party. That's when she deconstructed and refashioned a T shirt using the quilt-stitching techniques that she learned growing up in the Appalachian foothills of northern Alabama. Individual style soon turned into a high-demand fashion business. She eventually created a line of dresses, skirts, jackets and T shirts, but she couldn't find anyone...
...Since taking her business home, Chanin has helped boost the local economy. About 200 contract employees now make each piece by hand. "One dress took 16 women three weeks to make," says Chanin, 43. "We might make one coat only 20 times. That means there are only 20 in the world, and each garment is handmade by someone different." That rarefied notion has splashed Project Alabama across the pages of Vogue, Elle and Vanity Fair and onto the racks of high-end retailers like L'Eclaireur in Paris and Barneys Japan in Tokyo. "We haven't invented anything new," explains...
...Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Designer Natalie Chanin has transformed the appeal of handmade clothes into an economic-redevelopment model with her Project Alabama line. Chanin is a former film stylist (she handled costumes) who, while on hiatus in New York City, needed an outfit for a party. That's when she deconstructed and refashioned a T shirt using...
...rock stars and then took her flair for making clothing and filled a whole store with hipster wear. Her creations for Wrangler gave the classic brand a modern update with '70s rock-'n'-roll roots. But no one has taken the allure of the handmade further than Natalie Chanin, designer of the chic, individualistic and pricey Project Alabama line...