Afterwards, the night finished on a high with Venus X giving the room her unstoppable energy on the decks. It felt pretty wild to dance to “Thotiana” in the same room where Joan Crawford made her last public appearance—we’ll definitely be back for more as this party marks the first in a series of ongoing events bringing international musical talent to the space.
Peep some photos from the event, below.
Many of them are mothers, and most work jobs outside of wrestling. But when it comes time to put on their masks, like the female Muay Thai fighters we met in Thailand, these women are savage, making space for themselves in a male-dominated world—at any cost. That's why, on a recent trip to Mexico City, photographer Olga de la Iglesia and stylist Lorena Maza decided to photograph the female luchadoras making Lucha Libre history.
The women they met—La Diabólica, Princesa Sughehit, Marcela, Zeuxis, Sexy Violeta, Tiffany, Alendis and Mystique—are all skilled wrestlers in different stages of their career—La Diabólica, for example, was one of the first female wrestlers in the world, and is now in a wheelchair after years of fighting, but continues to cheer on her daughter, Tiffany; Alendis, on the other hand, is one of the youngest wrestlers in the CMLL (Mexico's version of WWE) and is still finding her footing. But all of the women are passionate about what they do—whether it's acting as a villain in the ring, like Zeuxis, or becoming a world champion like Marcela—giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "fight like a girl." Yes, please.
View de la Iglesia and Maza's photos, below.
If only Andy and his cast of superstars were there IRL—and you could sip cocktails at The Whitney every day of the week.
Peep some photos from the event, below.
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