Heather Fontana glanced at the curlers as she carefully curled her eyelashes. Her boyfriend, Ramon Perez, looked on. Her dress and gloves were laid out on the bed; a hoop skirt was nearby.
She was preparing for a real-life #Bridgerton ball. latimes.com/entertainment-…
She was preparing for a real-life #Bridgerton ball. latimes.com/entertainment-…
“This,” she said, “is what I wish prom was like.”
“The Queen’s Ball” is a ticketed party where guests are encouraged to don formal attire — mimicking clothing styles from the Regency era — and be on their best behavior to impress Queen Charlotte. latimes.com/entertainment-…
“The Queen’s Ball” is a ticketed party where guests are encouraged to don formal attire — mimicking clothing styles from the Regency era — and be on their best behavior to impress Queen Charlotte. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The event re-creates the swoon-worthy world of the wildly popular Netflix show that chronicles the social life of a wealthy British family in the early 19th century and the romances that consume each of the many eligible siblings. latimes.com/entertainment-…
On the show, balls are the venue where ingenues are wooed by well-off suitors and compete to be selected as the “Diamond,” the woman Queen Charlotte believes is the most charming and beautiful of them all. latimes.com/entertainment-…
But at the Queen’s Ball in San Francisco, anyone — regardless of gender identity, marital status or financial class — could win the title.
When Fontana paused for a photo, her face lighted up. She had a good feeling about how the night might unfold. latimes.com/entertainment-…
When Fontana paused for a photo, her face lighted up. She had a good feeling about how the night might unfold. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Read Times reporter @thewendylee’s column about her Regency-inspired experience shadowing Fontana earlier this year at “The Queen’s Ball” in San Francisco. latimes.com/entertainment-…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
