Tim Gunn & Seattle's Most Stylish Man

The contest to choose Seattle's Most Stylish Man concluded this past Sunday with a book-signing appearance by Tim Gunn at the University Bookstore:



Most of the nine original contestants were at the event to do a quick spin on a mini-runway in front of the gaggle of Project Runway and Tim Gunn devotees, before Laura, the style editor of Seattle Metropolitan magazine, presented the three finalists we chose during the preliminary round. They were:



Danny, the 19-year-old with an original sense of street style that included pieces he sewed himself



Gopi, a software developer whom one judge described as "dressed the way you'd want to dress someone who had no sense of style"



Ayhem, who works on Nordstrom's house label and who impressed us with his classic sense of fashion

Of course, in the end, there could only be one - and Tim Gunn chose Gopi. Congrats to him and all the other contestants! (Expect a rundown in Seattle Metropolitan magazine as well - likely the July issue.)

Afterward, Tim treated the audience to a Q&A session, where he came off just as smart, charming, and gracious as he does on the show. He also mentioned that Seattle has the highest Project Runway viewership of any city (which is a little hard to believe compared with New York, but hey, who are we to dispute the word of Tim Gunn).