Family Style and Montblanc hosted notable figures across fashion, art, and literature in celebration of NYFW, the arts and culture journal’s Fall 2025 issue, and the way the written word connects us, for an evening of meaningful conversation, sophisticated cuisine and an ever-enduring commitment to community.

The evening's guests included Roxane Gay, Heather Graham, Lilly Singh, Matteo Bocelli, Louisa Ballou, Waris Ahluwalia, Kit Butler, Cass Bird, Jenna Lyons, Ben Ahlers, Micaela Diamond, Angelica Hicks, and more.

Joshua Glass, Family Style’s editor in chief and Marco Tomasetta, Montblanc’s Artistic Director, welcomed a diverse assortment of creatives and tastemakers at The Lotos Club, one of New York City’s oldest and most distinguished cultural institutions, frequented by such luminaries as Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, and W.H. Auden.

Guests dined, connected and celebrated the deeply interwoven link between artistry and craftsmanship. Rooted in Montblanc’s belief in the beauty of putting pen to paper, guests paused and reflected at a special edition Tomasetta-designed writing desk with poet Zoe Branch. Each guest received a personalized, handwritten poem by Branch on custom Montblanc stationery as a keepsake and reminder of life’s ever-evolving journey of self-expression.

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