Screening party tonight for "Project Runway" at Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul. Events kick off at 7:30 p.m. with local designers Christopher Straub and Ra’mon-Lawrence Coleman expected to make an appearance around 8 p.m. The episode airs at 9 p.m. Free.

A post-party follows at St. Paul Hotel, 350 Market St., from 10 p.m. to midnight. Free.

Interested in what other bloggers thought about last night's show? Here's a couple blogs I recommend:

Blogging Project Runway

Past designers and judge's video blogs at mylifetime.com

If the Shoe Fits

The Style Files

What came first? The chicken? The egg? Or one really odd looking baby sling?

I have to say I’m not really into conceptual design. I like wearable pieces, so last night’s “Project Runway” had a clear loser in my opinion.

The designers’ challenge was to create a chic maternity look for actress Rebecca Romijn.

Malvin was sent home in challenge two for his fertility goddess inspired maternity dress. I agree with Judge Nina Garcia, I was expecting a baby to be hanging in the sling.

As Tim Gunn said it: What woman wants to look like a chicken?

Anyway, Malvin is out and southern designer Mitchell is safe again by the skin of his teeth. His look was sloppy, and two weeks in the bottom two doesn’t bode well for his future. I think a lot of people maybe wanted him to go this week.

My other least favorites of the night: Ra’mon-Lawrence (his dress looked, as everyone described it, like a bowling ball bag) and Epperson (jumpsuits are never flattering).

The clear favorite of the night was Shirin’s burgundy dress. The folding and draping around the waistline was beautiful.

Other favorites: Christopher (very wearable); Althea (red carpet pregnant glamor); Gordana (wearable); and Irina (loved the color and attempt at youth).

Who were your favorites and least favorites of the night? Did the judges make the right decision?

"PR" Episode 5

The claws came out last night between Johnny and Nicholas. No surprise both were in the bottom two.

I really liked the challenge and have to give props to my sister for guessing the designers would use newspapers to design a dress. She nailed it thanks to that old joke: What's black and white and red all over?

No strong personalities have really come out yet, but the show did get snippy last night. Many of the designers were doing a little trash talking about each other's work and attitudes. Top two most annoying were Johnny, who appeared to have lied on the runway about the reason he abandoned his first dress, and Nicholas, who has nothing nice to say about anyone and is even annoying when he smiles. It gives me the creepers.

Overall, I agree it was Johnny's turn to get sent home over his "arts and crafts" project. The winner could have went to either Irina or Althea and I would have been happy. Both had interesting designs for different reasons.

Surprised to see Gordana in the bottom three. I thought the dress was well constructed, even if it fell on the boring side.

My favorite comment of the night was when Heidi asked guest judge and well known designer Tommy Hilfiger whether a steam iron can ruin a dress.

Guest judge Eva Longoria Parker's reply: "Tommy doesn't iron, honey."

"PR" Episode 6

Farewell to Ra'mon-Lawrence who received Heidi's "Auf Wiedersehen" last night on the show, which to be honest took me by surprise.

Ra'mon showed at New York Fashion Week earlier this month, which I thought may have signaled a win on "PR." But now that I think about it, it makes sense he didn't. It would have been difficult to create an entire show in just eight months directly after creating a show in five months for the "PR" finale last February.

I was assuming Louise was on her way home, but "snoozefest" won over risky and ambitious. Ra'mon's dress was horrible. While all the dresses last night were so different, his definitely stood out and not in a good way.

Judges seemed to reward designers who were "the dreamers" last night, awarding first place and immunity to the annoying Nicolas .

Shakopee's Christopher again was in the top three for his period dress, representing a vampire on her wedding day. It got special accolades for how well it would film from all angles.

Looking ahead next week, it's another team challenge, which the designers hate. Last preview shot shows Christopher crying on the runway. That doesn't bode well for our last Minnesota contestant.

By the way, Michael Kors is back next week.

A preview clip from tomorrow night's show might answer that question of Christopher crying. Watch it here.

Some bloggers are saying it's the "shock elimination" predicted earlier while others think no way is Christopher going home. Read comments below the clip for more.

I missed "Project Runway" Thursday night in bed with the flu. Anyone want to fill me in on what happened? It looked like a fun challenge with wedding dresses.

"PR" episode 10

Christopher is safe again?! I thought for sure he was out this week. How can you be in the bottom three four weeks and not get sent home?

Maybe he will pull a Gordana and have a couple of strong weeks to carry him to Bryant Park.

What do you think? Did the judges makes the right decision?

"PR" episode 11

When did ugly become fashionable?

Aletha won last night's "Project Runway" challenge with one of the ugliest pair of pants I ever saw. She modeled the pants after her winning suit design earlier in the competition, but I agree with Logan, they looked more like Malvin's egg creation in week two.

But the judges loved them and that's what matters to stay on the runway.

Poor Shakopee designer Christopher Straub isn't so loved right now. His "bedskirt" look, thank you Heidi for that comparison, put him in the bottom three yet again. His dress reminded me of the vampire bride dress which put him the top two in the movie genre competition. Wonder if Christopher is getting a little one note?

His outfit didn't deserve an "auf;" I agreed with the judges. Logan's Judy Jetson/fashion project/'80s music video look was bad. Goodbye, Logan. I didn't think you were so good looking anyway.

I must admire Christopher's optimism. He loves what he is putting on the runway and that's really what matters - so says, Gordana.

So on to the final challenge. I'm curious how the judges plan to weed five down to three in one episode without marketing a big double elimination, like they did earlier in the show but failed to deliver on (which in retrospect is what kept Christopher here). Or they may choose to take four to Bryant Park but only let three show. They've done that before.

Watching next week's preview, I can't make any predictions about Christopher's future. It's the third preview that ends with him about to break into tears - or wait, is it he's so happy for making it to New York Fashion Week? I can't tell.

If the "Models of the Runway" preview is any indication - which it was to me before episode 10 that Christopher was safe - Christopher's model Katie seems pretty worried about making it to fashion week. If Christopher were to have been "in," I can't imagine she'd be that worried. Therefore, must we assume he's auf?

All I know is he's doing something with stalactites - yes, like a stalactites in a cave.

Hmmmmm.

"PR" episode 12

We didn’t even need a show.

My sister and I knew exactly who was headed to New York Fashion Week.

It's not rocket science when three of five designers have never landed in the bottom three up against two designers who have a total of nine bottom-three finishes.

The judges made the right decision, of course, sending the three females to Bryant Park. Any of them could have faltered last night and still had a spot on that famous runway.

Goodbye to Shakopee designer Christopher Straub, who despite no formal training made it to the top five and was the final male remaining.

His dress really wasn't that attractive, especially after a judge compared it to a long jean skirt. However, I have to give Christopher props for his confidence and sticking with the garment.

“This piece speaks more about me than any other piece I put down the runway," Straub told the judges.

However, he also knew he was the oddball.

"[I'm just the] wacky, weird guy who doesn’t listen and just does whatever he wants to do," he said.

I didn't like any of the final challenge dresses all that much. Althea's was sloppy on top. Gordana's was boring and simple. Irina's dress reminded me of a '70s Roman goddess - maybe her inspiration by not very realistic. Carol Hannah did the best job capturing her inspiration, I thought, but the dress was safe.

I think I'll be pulling for Carol Hannah in the finale, if she can make a pair of pants. While Irina has produced the best garments yet, her attitude is a turn off. And something about Althea just rubs me the wrong way. But I'll have to wait to see the final collections before I choose a favorite.

None of the girls were in the top three in the first episode, but they are the best representatives of the season and deserve to show collections.

A Minnesotan gives his take on Christopher's departure from the show.

Part one of the finale didn't give all that much away, except Carol Hannah is sick, Irina has a lot of black in her collection and Althea says "yeah" a lot.

The collections all seem alike, an occurrence when judges take the safe route and bring three similar designers. The over-sized sweaters - been there, done that. Carol Hannah's gowns - think we've seen them already. Ugly pants - definitely been a season for that.

I will be pulling for Carol Hannah in the finale Thursday - and not just because she has Christopher as her work partner. Though that helps!

Carol Hannah seems to be the underdog, not just because of her illness, but her unassuming personality. The other two come off much stronger and fit the "Project Runway" winning designer stereotype. Carol Hannah makes great clothes that fit a woman's body, similar to season two winner Chloe Dao.

We'll see what shakes up when the models walk the runway on Thursday's finale.

Well, the end has come and Irina is the winner of "Project Runway."

Overall, the finale was a downer, much like the whole season. If it hadn't been for Shakopee designer Christopher Straub, I'm not even sure I would have watched.

The whole season seemed dull. The challenges lacked a creative spark and most weeks I only held my breath at elimination if Christopher was on the stage.

Even the finale lacked punch. Carol Hannah's illness was a lifesaver for producers as it was the only real drama of the episodes. I won't count Tim Gunn's worry that the designers were not on stage in time. That was totally manufactured.

Waiting for Heidi to announce the winner was boring, since it didn't really matter who won. I didn't love or hate any of the collections. And in the end, Irina was probably the practical choice, having stood out the most throughout the competition. But again, it was rather been there, done that.

I am no fashion maven, however, so maybe I just missed the drama between the contestants - then again, I don't really like conflict. I'd be interested in hearing what others thought about the season as a whole.

Christopher Straub is going to be the Grand Marshall at the Friday, December 11, 2009 Holidazzle Parade in Minneapolis.

Fan favorite? Not even close. Christopher Straub had 46 percent of the vote on Blogging Project Runway's site. Almost 6,000 people voted.

There was a reason we all loved him so much!