A while back I said it was Gala season.

Scratch that, it's Fashion Show Season!

The best part about these events is the "see and be seen" element. The worst part is if you have nothing to see and be seen in. Once can only shop so much.

Did I just say that?

What I meant to say was, one can only shop as much as her budget allows, and right now mine doesn't which means I have to get crafty with my closet. It's a good thing I'm creative, because I have nothing to wear to the first annual Product Runway Fashion Show on Friday night at the South Lake Union Naval Reserve.

Product Runway is being billed as "part runway fashion show, part theatrical production and part indulgence for guests."

Ok, that sounds promising.

They're also saying that Product Runway is "the showcase for innovative and creative design, AND the fashion event of the year."

Ok, now that's a lofty statement - I'll be the judge of that.

Judges include Jack Mackenroth from Project Runway, Matt Lorenz from Top Design and a few others. Seattle's favorite drag queen, Glamazonia will emcee the event. Really? And the event sounded so couture - until that moment.