The annual
Artlightenment festival which occurs every November at the Church of
Scientology & Celebrity Centre Nashville is set to close with a fashion
show by Monarch Clothing.
“My life has always been filled with creativity and
inspiration,” says Elisabeth Donaldson who founded Monarch Clothing. Donaldson is organizing a fashion show which
is set to conclude the annual Artlightenment festival this year.
Artlightenment is an art show and film festival that has
occurred each year since 2009. This will be the third year that Monarch
Clothing has had a fashion show in the festival.
According to the Monarch Clothing website, the style is
described as, “…modern Bohemian chic with a dash of Steampunk, a bit of retro
vintage and a ton of fun.” Donaldson took the name Monarch from the Monarch
butterfly, she grew up on Monarch Lane, but mainly wanted the name because of
the implication of royalty and power. “…I am really behind the idea of creating
expressive pieces of clothing that allow an individual to tap into that inner
power of some long gone or long denied ruler-ship,” she says.
Shortly after the inception of Monarch in 2012, Donaldson
was voted one of Nashville's top designers of the year in the RAW artist
showcase and was a featured designer at Knoxville Fashion Week.
“Ultimately, for me, Monarch is beyond clothing. It’s a
way of thinking – it’s the mindset of supporting the power of artists and
everything that that represents.”
The fashion show with designs by Elisabeth Donaldson of
Monarch Clothing will take place at 8:30pm on Saturday, Nov 15th and
is free and open to the public. For more information about the Artlightenment
festival, visit artlightenment.com. For
more information about Monarch Clothing, visit thequeenhaswings.wordpress.com.
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