Gretchen Jones beat finalists Mondo Guerra and Hawaii designer Andy South to win Season 8 of "Project Runway."

Big Island-raised Ivy Higa left the show in Week 9 of the series, while South made it into the final three, besting fellow Honolulu Community College alumnus Jay Sario, who, last season, had achieved final-four status.

South will appear at a "Project Runway Finale Event" viewing party tonight at Honolulu Design Center. The event started at 6 p.m. with picture-taking with fans, followed by informal modeling and a presentation of his past work and current projects.

View photos from the event at www.honolulupulse.com and a recap of the finale at Nadine Kam’s Fashion Tribe blog. Formore about Andy South and his post-"Runway" plans, see Sunday’s Features section (‘Today’ in print).