If Kentucky Derby fashion had a baby with a 2022 prom season you would have a style baby prime for “The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience.” Sit with that for a minute.
On a visit this last weekend, women were alighting from cars and rideshares in regalia that blinged and sparkled, in colors so vivid that it was hard to stay focused enough to walk. Groups of friends, families and couples were decked out in Regency-era garb to see and be seen by the Ton that awaited in the pop-up experience centered on the Netflix series “Bridgerton.”
For those not familiar with “Bridgerton,” the period drama takes place during London’s debutante season circa the 1800s. The historical drama is based on author Julia Quinn’s book series and produced by Shonda Rhimes. Viewers are treated to costumes of color so rich, crayons would be envious. Your guide through the landscape is an unseen narrator who goes by the name of Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews), who relays high society gossip of the season via a scandalous tabloid of the well-to-do families including the Featheringtons, the Bridgertons, the Sharmas (Season 2) and royalty (i.e., the Duke of Hastings). The multiracial cast seems to float from promenading to ballrooms and country estates as seamlessly as a blink of an eye.
