Day 1, 7:00 PM: Houston is home to two of America's favorite fashion designers: Tina Knowles, guru of those glamorous Destiny's Child outfits and owner of gorgeous gorgeous sequin-you-to-death House Of Dereon; and our new friend...

...Project Runway champion and owner of Lot 8, Chloe Dao.

I couldn't pass up the chance to stop by Lot 8--not only to catch a glimpse of Miss Chloe, but my friend and I wanted to check out her store and see those clothes she was whipping up on the show.

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• Those ever so blunt Dutch ask Missy Elliott if she's either gay or straight. Even that bitch Barbara Walters couldn't get to this level of awkwardness. [MTV via Arjan]

• Oh and Keanu Reeves? Still not gay either. [Pink News]

• Looks like this Ashley Cole controversy has made Brits just as lawsuit crazy as Americans. [Pink News]

• Christine Quinn is Irish, New York's City Council Speaker, and a dyke. And she won't be marching in this week's St. Patrick's Day parade. [NY Post]

• Forget the 100K, what Chloe Dao really wants is a new Saturn. [NY Post]

Showing a collection of fashion-forward couture dresses, made of rich fabrics in golds, hot pinks and an occasional splash of her trademark blue, Chloe bested strong collections from her competitors Santino and Daniel V, with expert tailoring, wise style choices, and a wink at that mod aesthetic we love so much. Check any high-end department store, they're filled with clothes that look just like Chloe's. We promise. She's a smart lady.

The episode could have featured more of the runway show itself, instead of endless scenes of sleep-deprived desingers furiously putting the final touches on their garments, but such critiques are moot. As desingers, both Santino and Daniel V are sure to soar; as the winner of Project Runway, and an apprentice at Banana Republic, it is the "form follows function" mindset of Chloe that assured her as the perfect choice. In hindsight, we are most pleased with the outcome.

We can't wait until Season 3. And we predict Tim Gunn will have his own show within the year.

Bradford Shellhammer phones in a Project Runway recap:

Ok so Rich, Will Wikle, and I ventured to Bryant Park this morning for the Project Runway final show. Seen: the Heatherette Boys, Kara Saun, Jay McCarroll, Austin Scarlett, Debra Messing, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, Anne Hathaway, way too many Queer Eyes, and Heidi Klum.

Like last season the top four designers showed their collections, though one of three has already been eliminated. Below is my recap of the final show.

Daniel Vosovic: Daniel V. is clearly the favorite to win and the reaction from the crowd was insane: They went B-A-N-A-N-A-S. What for, I don’t know. On the show his work has been strong and the most consistent of the group. But the mop-headed hipster let me down big time. His clothes were boring. The colors were safe. The fit was horrible. Many dresses puckered and wrinkled and his beautiful finale dress fit so badly that you could slide your hands in the gapes on the models back.

Kara Janx: Kara was the day’s biggest surprise. Who would have known she had a personality! Seriously, she was spunky and almost rock-and-roll. Her collection was the most wearable and colorful of the bunch. The color-blocked dresses fit perfectly. The colors recalled Jay McCarroll’s winning collection from last year, but much more sensual and refined. If she makes the top three, she is clearly the one to beat.

Chloe Dao: Poor Chloe. I was expecting this to be a fight between Daniel V and Miss Chloe, but sadly her collection was the worst. Gone were the cute, feminine blue dresses and what she showed was way too fussy and at times offensive. There was a lot of visible boob and I am not talking about the sexy, D&G sort of way. It was like night of the living prom dresses with exposed nipples made from bad curtain fabric. Not a chance to win.

Santino Rice: Many think Santino is the next eliminated and his speech before the show kind of alluded to that theory: he spoke about PR in the past tense. But if he is indeed still in the running I think he impressed everyone in the room. He did not “Santino” anything! The colors were muted, the fabrics flowing, and his over stylized design sensibility was checked at the door. What were left were sleek, elegant dresses that were everything Santino is not: understated and pristine. It could be his.

It is either Kara or Santino. And if I’m wrong, then blame Nina Garcia.