“Avatar’s” James Cameron at Event In Nashville Tomorrow Night

Friday night outdoor fundraiser at Commerce and Rosa Parks..

What brings James Cameron to Nashville? Tomorrow evening’s free (donation optional) event unlike anything Nashville’s seen. Come downtown to Rosa Parks Blvd. which will be closed off between Church St. and Commerce St. for an outdoor fashion show. (details below…)

LOCAL DESIGNER BRINGS LONDON RUNWAY SHOW TO NASHVILLE

to fuse fashion, music, art, charity, and fine dining when showcasing Prophetik’s fall/winter collection at The Standard

After launching his all sustainable fall/winter collection and showing at London Fashion Week earlier this year, Jeff Garner, Nashville native and founder of eco-friendly clothing line Prophetik, is pleased to announce a hometown fashion show for his American Civil War inspired clothing line “Southern Shores.”  The event will take place at The Standard, located at 167 Rosa L. Parks Blvd (8th Ave. North), in Nashville on Friday, April 23rd with festivities beginning at 5 PM and an outdoor runway show, open to the public, beginning at 8 PM.   Proceeds from the event will benefit Suzy Amis Cameron’s MUSE Elementary, a non-profit school in Topanga, California.  Ticket packages range from $10 to $300 and are available by calling (615) 403-5102 or by visiting www.nashvillesouthernshores.eventbrite.com.

With their recent showing in London—of which Garner was one of 33 designers chosen out of over 1,000 to present—Prophetik is gaining national attention.  Recently featured in Vanity Fair, Elle, Lucky, and more, outlets such as CNN have gone on the record touting Garner’s eco-friendly garment manufacturing and design.

Advocate of all things eco friendly, Garner has hopes of changing the fashion industry with his philosophy “The Sustainable Journey” which he interprets as, “a meaningful analysis and evaluation of any product’s relationship to the environment”—specifically, criteria including low-impact production, low-impact maintenance, and recyclable materials.

Garner, who has clothing locally sold at Posh Boutique and Whole Foods Body, immediately recognized the importance of having a charity focus in coordination with his fashion line. After attending college at Pepperdine and forming close ties to the area, including Suzy Amis Cameron’s (wife of film director James Cameron), Garner chose to work with MUSE Elementary, a non-profit elementary school that teaches and educates children on how to live an environmentally conscious lifestyle.

“More and more lines have a charity attached to create awareness about the overall brand and what it stands for,” says Garner who hopes aspiring designers and even competitors will follow him to greener pastures.  “I always try to educate.  I am small, but I want to inspire big companies.”

Fashionista’s interested in being inspired on this unforgettable evening can choose from a variety of ticket options beginning with red carpet arrival of celebrities and VIPs at 5 PM, followed by cocktails from 5-6 PM, during which time Prophetik is pleased to present a silent auction featuring Suzy Amis Cameron’s “Red Dress for the Green Carpet” designers’ creations for auction.   Dinner will be served from 6-8pm for the first 100 guests purchasing the respective VIP tickets, which include access to an open bar, runway seating, and after party.

TIER ONE – $300 per person
•    Complimentary valet and red carpet arrival
•    Cocktail reception from 5-6 PM
•    Access to “Red Dress for the Green Carpet” silent auction
•    Three-course dinner at the host table of Suzy Amis Cameron
•    Open bar for the evening
•    Front row runway seating
•    VIP after party featuring DJ Coco in The Standard ballroom directly following the show
**These tickets are extremely limited.

TIER TWO – $150 per person
•    Complimentary valet and red carpet arrival
•    Cocktail reception from 5-6 PM
•    Access to “Red Dress for the Green Carpet” silent auction
•    Three-course dinner
•    Open bar for the evening
•    Front row runway seating
•    VIP after party featuring DJ Coco in The Standard ballroom directly following the show

TIER THREE – $100 per person
•    Complimentary valet
•    Open bar for the evening
•    Runway seating
•    VIP after party featuring DJ Coco in The Standard ballroom directly following the show

Standing room will also be available for attendees just wanting to attend the show.  Those tickets will be free, donation optional, and these guests will also have the option of purchasing tickets for the after party held at The Standard’s ballroom for $10.

Tickets are available by calling (615) 403-5102 or by visiting www.nashvillesouthernshores.eventbrite.com.

About Prophetik
Prophetik is an eight year-old sustainable and ethical fashion line based in Franklin, Tennessee created by designer Jeff Garner that caters to the dapper man and the modern chic woman with a romantic renaissance flare.  The Prophetik line is currently featured in over 60 high-end American boutiques, as well as in Japan and London.  Garner’s fall/winter 2010 American Civil War inspired collection “Southern Shores” contours the strife and uncertainty of war. The collection uses traditional colors of blue and grey, with slashes of red in remembrance of bloodshed. Flowing dresses, capes, and jackets of all lengths and layers echoes the early concepts of sustainablitity when resources were scarce and garments were made from remnants. Garner uses antique Civil War buttons adorn recycled bottles turned into Greenspun fleece, herringbone hemp, peace silk, and elephant painted hemp jersey, giving shape to a unisex line of form and function. Visit www.prophetik.com for more information.

About MUSE Elementary
MUSE Elementary, a non-profit, educational organization in Topanga, California, is dedicated to empowering children to realize the full potential of their lives through academic excellence, personal responsibility, compassionate relations, global consciousness and environmental awareness. On a magical 22-acre campus in Topanga Canyon, California, children from across the socio-economic spectrum come together at MUSE Elementary, a progressive, independent, non-profit school presently offering Early Childhood Education through 5th Grade. Here, young minds are stimulated and respected experienced-based learning, bodies are nurtured with fresh organic foods and an honor for all living things, including the planet, is cultivated daily. The MUSE Elementary Scholarship Fund enables us to provide financial aid to nearly 50% of our families.

MUSE Global, our growing international education and outreach program, facilitates real-world friendships, deep cultural understanding and meaningful shared projects between MUSE Elementary students and students at partner schools Mana Tamariki in New Zealand and Good Morning School on the Thai/Burma (Myanmar) border. The Global Program also enables us to provide educational and financial resources to a partner school with substantial needs. In Mae Sot, Thailand, just across the Thai/Burnmese (Myanmar) border, Good Morning School educates the children of migrant workers who have escaped genocide in Burma (Myanmar.)  As MUSE works to help them achieve a sustainable future, the children are sharing curricula, working cooperatively and experiencing the cultural appreciation that brings the concept of compassionate global citizenry to life.