Project Runway Catapults Twin Cities Fashion Scene

It didn’t take long for Twin Cities fashionistas to forget about the crummy weather last Thursday as the private VIP screening of the premiere episode of Project Runway: Season Six was moved from downtown St. Paul’s Rice Park to the Saint Paul Hotel. As you probably know by now, two local designers are contestants this season: Ra’mon-Lawrence Coleman, formerly of Minneapolis (and a pal of mine); and Christopher Straub, of Shakopee, MN. The crowd was enthusiastically vocal during the screening, which culminated in a huge cheer when judges revealed that Straub and Coleman took first and second place (respectively) in the season’s first challenge.

Left to right: Christopher Straub, myself, L’étoile Magazine fashion editor Jahna Peloquin and Ra’mon Lawrence Coleman. Photo courtesy of Digital Crush.

Host L’étoile Magazine’s event production staff brought me into the mix to brand the event by designing an e-vite (click at left to see full-size), programs, a red carpet photo backdrop and a few speaker support images. Click here to see Digital Crush’s photo coverage of the event.