Skirt Club host private, female-only play parties in posh penthouse suites and luxury apartments, for women who want to intimately experiment with other women.
Guests tend to identify themselves as falling somewhere between ‘bi-sexual’, ‘bi-curious’ and ‘mostly straight, but not quite as straight as a Roman road’ on the scale of sexual preference.
‘Around 60% of attendees say that they are primarily heterosexual; many of them have boyfriends or are married to men, and plenty have never had any experience with a female before,”’ says organiser Renee Nyx. ‘Yet things soon get hot ‘n’ heavy once the Champagne starts flowing; at our last party, I walked past one bedroom to see 10 or 12 naked women all intertwined on one bed, the mass of writhing limbs making them look like some kind of sighing, sexual sea anemone.’
Renee insists that it’s fine just to chat and watch the girl-on-girl action if you decide against getting your own lady-urchin out. But if that still sounds way too nerve-wracking, check out Mini Skirt – a newly launched, ‘tighter, shorter’ version of Skirt Club, specifically for the shy curious.
Mini Skirt evenings are held from 7pm-11pm on weeknights at The Looking Glass cocktail club in London’s Shoreditch, and have a ‘post-work chic’ dress code. Enter a secret no-men-allowed room at the back of the bar by stepping through a door hidden behind a huge mirror, where you’ll be entertained by burlesque performances and libidinous lectures, served bubbles and gourmet popcorn, and encouraged to socialise with other women interested in potentially ticking their ‘have another lady fiddle with my box’ box in future.
When we attended Mini Skirt, things did get a little cheeky towards the end of the night – some snogging and breast fondling, and people leaving together with a distinct ‘I’m going to pull a sickie tomorrow’ glint in their eyes – but the atmosphere was non-pressured, and the crowd intelligent and welcoming. If you’re skirting the issue of investigating your lesbian leanings, it’s a great place to go – perfect if you suspect a girl-on-girl play party would really get your rocks off, but you’re too nervous to rock up to one yet.