Stiletto Club calls itself an elite club for open-minded people, full of undiscovered erotic entertainment and mysterious temptations — and it is a party brand rather than a room, running its editions at De Heuvel Gallery in central Tilburg, a hall it says gives it the freedom to build the atmosphere it wants. Every edition carries a compulsory dress code, and the door hosts enforce it; the organiser is explicit that there are no refunds at the door for an inadequate outfit.

What makes the brand worth following is that its editions are genuinely different parties rather than themes on the same night. The Fetish Edition asks for lacquer, leather and latex and refuses street clothes, lingerie and wetlook outright — the long-form list runs from rubber, PVC and plastic through cross-dress, metal, taping, fetish-glam, medical, fetish-goth, body art, masks and original uniform. The Lingerie Edition inverts it: lingerie for women, clubwear for men, couples only, with a changing moment built into the evening. The Gay Edition asks for rubber, leather, sportswear and sneakers, army, uniform, bare skin, puppy and K9 gear or superheroes, and is the one edition where single men are sold tickets at all.

Across the brand the standing rules are consistent. The minimum age is 21 and the typical crowd is 30 to 55. Couples are always welcome, single ladies are always welcome, gay couples and transgender guests are explicitly welcome at the fetish nights, and single men are not sold tickets except for the Gay Edition. Phones and cameras stay off except in the changing room. There is a pre-party drink at the venue from 15:30 to 18:00 with a first drink free, and lockers can be rented from 15:30 — cash only.

The evening itself uses the whole building: several dance areas, play rooms, a lounge, a heated smoking area, a proper changing room, bars, free sweets and fruit, free toilets, cloakroom and lockers, and what the organisers describe as intimacy guaranteed. It also sells hotel packages that bundle two tickets with a night's stay, which tells you how much of the crowd travels. Browse EroticAdvisor for the next Stiletto Club dates, dress codes and door policies.