I was happy to see Natalie Chanin was back at Fashion Week with her Alabama Chanin label.

Chanin, a graduate of N.C. State's College of Design, has built a successful fashion business making sure there's as little waste as possible, and keeping as many jobs as she can in her community. The garments are all sewn by women out of their homes in Alabama, and the fabrics are new, organic or recycled. Many are grown in the United States.

The spring collection is a little more tailored and a little less earthy and Bohemian (although there's still plenty of it) than I remembered from previous Alabama collections. The standouts really seem to be the coats, made with lots of rich textured fabrics

I love this one particular coat. I can only imagine the love and care that went into making it.

(Photo by Peter Stanglmayr / Courtesy of Alabama Chanin)