In photos: the best looks from Barcelona’s ‘pervy’ techno lesbian party

What does one wear to a lesbian techno club night? If you were in Barcelona on May 19 – and found yourself at a loose end – this may have been one of the questions you’d thrown around. But thankfully for those in attendance at MARICAS, the answer to that question is to wear whatever makes you feel good. “There’s not at all a particular style of the people that come to our parties, but more a vivid representation of queerness, in all its forms, shapes and looks”, says Eloisa Blitzer, co-founder of Maricas.

On the limb-stacked dancefloor, this range was rendered in tartan and lace clad to sweaty bodies, laddered tights and pointy elfin ears, or crisp white shirts slipping from clavicles. Tops came with both elegant cold shoulders or sporty 3-stripes, and slogan t-shirts cheekily declared allegiance to ‘they/them pussy’, or dared us to resist drugs and violence. Face-swamping sunnies, gauzy, sheer bodycon and silky hooded tops were the choice of a few, while others opted for intimidating accessories, like a spiked dog collar or a shower hose handbag. Elsewhere, the fashion displayed in the Xula and Laradude-lensed photos ranged from the classically lesbian-coded (a white tank top with Calvin Klein briefs) to the more outré expressions of gay womanhood (clown make-up and a t-shirt that said ‘Hole’).

“I think the fashion and the looks evolved as we did”, says Blitzer, who founded the night in 2018 along with Gina Gausch and ISAbella. Set up by the trio to service the city’s underrepresented FLINTA community (Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Trans and Agender), the self-described “pervy and loving” MARICAS has blossomed from a single club night to a record label with a worldwide series of events – and Blitzer recognises the role that fashion has played in that. “Fashion is usually something that is very deeply linked to queerness, since most of us deconstruct our gender first with clothes,” she says. “The first places where you feel safe and comfortable to dress like yourself is for parties and nightlife. Sometimes you don’t feel safe dressing up as yourself during daylight.” While this, unfortunately, may still be true, it’s comforting to look to nights like MARICAS, where people can be themselves without judgement or inhibition – just check out the outfits, and you’ll see what we mean.