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Lucia Fontaine

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Lucia Fontaine covers Designers, Luxury and Trends.

Articles by Lucia Fontaine

Gala Food Trends: Menus That Keep Guests Talking Long After the Last Course

Gala Food Trends: Menus That Keep Guests Talking Long After the Last Course

Lucia Fontaine

Dua Lipa's Ferragamo at the Met Opera Gala: Signature or Re-run?

Dua Lipa's Ferragamo at the Met Opera Gala: Signature or Re-run?

Lucia Fontaine

Charity Gala Etiquette: How to Pledge, Bid and Mingle Like You've Done This Before

Charity Gala Etiquette: How to Pledge, Bid and Mingle Like You've Done This Before

Lucia Fontaine

How to Plan a Charity Gala: A Step-by-Step Guide for First-Timers

How to Plan a Gala — How to Plan a Charity Gala: A Step-by-Step Guide for First-Timers

Lucia Fontaine

The Gala Committee Structure: Roles, Responsibilities, and How to Join

Gala Committee Roles — The Gala Committee Structure: Roles, Responsibilities, and How to Join

Lucia Fontaine

Gala Seating Charts: How Tables Are Arranged and Why Placement Matters

Gala Seating Arrangement — Gala Seating Charts: How Tables Are Arranged and Why Placement Matters

Lucia Fontaine

Champagne coupes and blank place cards on linen-dressed table, golden bokeh

How the Met Gala Actually Works: Inside the Benefactor Machinery

Lucia Fontaine

How a Charity Gala Actually Makes Money, From Table to Tax Receipt

How a Charity Gala Actually Makes Money, From Table to Tax Receipt

Lucia Fontaine

Infographic year wheel of fashion fairs, runway weeks, and museum dates

The Fair Calendar: How Trade Weeks and Biennales Set the Year

Lucia Fontaine

Run-of-show timeline chart for gala night with hourly cue blocks

What Gala Volunteers and Producers Actually Do All Night

Lucia Fontaine

Empty ballroom at dawn with banquet tables cleared after a gala

Results Season: What the Spring's Big Galas Actually Raised

Lucia Fontaine

Champagne coupe and melting ice bucket on dark bar at late-night party

The After-Party Economy: What Happens When the Gala Ends

Lucia Fontaine

Infographic timeline of an awards season from eligibility to ceremony

Why the Awards Calendar, Not the Awards, Builds the Red Carpet

Lucia Fontaine

Split infographic comparing museum gala and charity ball revenue mechanics

Museum Galas vs. Charity Balls: Two Machines Built for One Job

Lucia Fontaine

Formal gown hem and flat evening shoes at the base of grand stone steps

Cannes Red Carpet Rules: What the Festival Actually Prohibits

Lucia Fontaine

Empty gilded ballroom dressed for formal evening gala before guests arrive

Why Gala Dress Codes Matter: Black Tie and Its Cousins, Decoded

Lucia Fontaine

Twelve-month gala planning timeline infographic with milestone markers

Twelve Months Out: How a Benefit Gala Actually Gets Planned

Lucia Fontaine

Visitors viewing a paired gown and classical portrait in a grand museum gallery

Costume Art: The Met's 2026 Exhibition Sets the Gala's Course

Lucia Fontaine