{"product_id":"stilettos-inkster-michigan-lesbian-club-1994-2014","title":"Stiletto's (Inkster, Michigan Lesbian Club\/1994-2014)","description":"\u003ch2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eStilettos — Inkster, Michigan Lesbian Nightclub Tee (1994–2014)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003e1994 to 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e, Stilettos was one of southeastern Michigan's great lesbian nightlife destinations, drawing women from Detroit and the surrounding suburbs for two decades of music, performances, and occasionally questionable romantic decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded by \u003cstrong\u003eAlana Marie Faulk, better known as DaBoss\u003c\/strong\u003e, Stilettos was created to fill a very real gap in Detroit's gay nightlife. Most LGBTQ+ bars in the area catered primarily to men, and Faulk wanted something different: a club owned by a woman, run by women, and designed with women in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe location had previously operated as a gay bar called \u003cstrong\u003ethe Cruise Club\u003c\/strong\u003e, but Stilettos gave the space an entirely new personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd this wasn't just a little neighborhood watering hole. The club featured \u003cstrong\u003etwo separate rooms\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a showbar and stage on one side and a dance club on the other. Patrons could catch a performance, grab a drink, and then head next door to dance until their feet gave out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe entertainment was wonderfully varied. \u003cstrong\u003eDrag kings, drag queens, local lesbian and gay bands, singers, and comedians\u003c\/strong\u003e all found a stage at Stilettos. Saturday nights could attract hundreds of women, making it one of the area's most popular places to meet friends, find a girlfriend, or run into an ex-girlfriend. Possibly several.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the club welcomed the broader LGBTQ+ community, it was unapologetically a space for women. Straight men who showed up thinking a lesbian nightclub was an invitation to hit on the customers could expect a rather quick introduction to the exit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStilettos was also part of a larger effort to create nightlife specifically for Detroit-area lesbians. Faulk later opened \u003cstrong\u003ePink's\u003c\/strong\u003e, an Eastside lesbian bar project featuring themed evenings like Old School and Rumba nights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver its twenty-year run, Stilettos provided something increasingly rare: a dedicated lesbian nightclub where women could take center stage, both literally and figuratively. When it closed in \u003cstrong\u003e2014\u003c\/strong\u003e, the community lost more than another bar. It lost a place where friendships, relationships, performances, and countless Saturday nights had unfolded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":67586107867294,"sku":"15749102866553574539","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Heather \/ S","offer_id":67586107900062,"sku":"32091796725577336150","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":67586107932830,"sku":"21249642971668980378","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Heather \/ M","offer_id":67586107965598,"sku":"83791311995987420727","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":67586107998366,"sku":"27218130208522402351","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Heather \/ L","offer_id":67586108031134,"sku":"23202614980311507558","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":67586108063902,"sku":"89090635084973040019","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Heather \/ XL","offer_id":67586108096670,"sku":"13799207320150428672","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":67586108129438,"sku":"91299701111752524371","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Heather \/ 2XL","offer_id":67586108162206,"sku":"26894486251803894461","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 3XL","offer_id":67586108194974,"sku":"56242132659102787805","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Heather \/ 3XL","offer_id":67586108227742,"sku":"58990753205346805031","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/1893\/4942\/files\/7718026610701495782_2048.jpg?v=1792071630","url":"https:\/\/brankobrand.com\/products\/stilettos-inkster-michigan-lesbian-club-1994-2014","provider":"Branko Brand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}