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Heather Fontana had started thinking about the real-life #Bridgerton ball months earlier, seeing TikToks from the traveling event. When she saw an ad for the Queen’s Ball locally, she immediately called her best friend Yoanna Arenas, a fellow fan. latimes.com/entertainment-…
“We’re like, ‘Oh, we have to go,’ ... and then we’re like, ‘We’ve also got to get our boyfriends to go,’ ” Fontana said. “We got the tickets as soon as they dropped. I set an alarm and put notifications on my email and everything.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Netflix says that more than 80% of ticket buyers are female and that more than 90% of the 250 to 350 guests attending each ball dress up. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Fontana scoured the Internet for dresses that suggested the Regency era, spending about $200 on a bright blue ballgown reminiscent of Cinderella’s dress and a hoop skirt. It didn’t really fit her budget, but she wanted to dress to impress. latimes.com/entertainment-… This photo shows two women dressed in ball gowns in a room w
She spent more than $50 on accessories: a white feather fan, a tiara, earrings and long white gloves that she adjusted by poking holes in the fingertips so she could use her phone to take photos during the ball. The tickets were $45 apiece — before taxes. latimes.com/entertainment-…
One 57-mile car ride later, Fontana, Arenas and their boyfriends pulled into a parking garage a few blocks from the ball. As they walked past a couple tents where people were living, a curious onlooker asked them, “Why are you so dressed up?” latimes.com/entertainment-…
They were headed toward SVN West, a former concert hall where artists like Aretha Franklin and the Grateful Dead once performed. Fontana smiled as she approached and announced, “I will definitely be Princess Heather today.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Read Times reporter @thewendylee’s story about her Regency-inspired experience shadowing #Bridgerton fans as they go to “The Queen’s Ball.” latimes.com/entertainment-…

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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.

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