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RIP the Girlboss Clubhouse

And where can we snag all the furniture?

Aug 31, 2022
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As with most of our breaking news pieces, we stumbled upon the news via Twitter that super problematic, girlboss clubhouse The Wing, is finally closing its doors.

While the email appears to have gone out this evening around 8:30pm EST, The Wing’s homepage as of this article being published makes no mention of the closure… which feels like a strange oversight, but okay.

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Jessica Blankenship @blanketboat
Whoa. Every Wing location is closing for good effective immediately, per an email to members just now. So long to that weird chapter
12:23 AM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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sophia cheng @sophcheng
after years of controversial ups and downs, the wing has officially announced it’s closing what does this say about the girlboss era??
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1:18 AM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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While The Wing launched to great fanfare in New York in 2016 as a destination for women to network and gather, it sadly (and perhaps unsurprisingly) became an environment plagued with racism, discrimination, and mismanagement. We highly recommend reading Jezebel’s “How The Wing's Empire Was Built On Trauma, Racism, and Neglect” and The New York Times’ “The Wing Is a Women’s Utopia. Unless You Work There..”

With limited membership options starting at $950/year and unlimited visits for $2,950/year, The Wing was a members-only clubhouse for women who could afford the privilege.

Since the email went out about the closing, The Wing has appeared to have deleted Instagram comments and has since locked commenting on its photos, with the exception of one. It seems like while The Wing plans to close immediately, they’re putting some folks in a bad spot with previously-booked commitments. The below tweeted screenshot is of comments that were deleted but it appears as of the publishing of this article, someone posted a comment to The Wing’s instagram asking about the deleted comment.

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michelle @michellleromano
@blanketboat Yikes. From their Instagram:
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2:17 AM ∙ Aug 31, 2022

Of course because the one thing The Wing did right was decor, everyone is also very eager to find out what’s going to happen with all the locations’ furniture.

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Sam 🌊🌊🌊 @sam_oshins
No joke WHERE will The Wing consignment sale happen and HOW do I get in?
1:35 AM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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Kendra! @KendraJames_
This was my first question. Fire Sale Auction on furniture from The Wing when?
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Jessica Blankenship @blanketboat
not to be insensitive but what’s happening to all the furniture
1:06 AM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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Alexis “Bring Back Bunheads” Wilson @sassyblackdiva
Me and @sweatpantspapi on the patio of Kitchen 24 trying to see what the Wing is gonna do with all that furniture
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1:36 AM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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And of course, what we’re all hoping for:

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Emily @EmDalmas
Netflix & Hulu producers hearing about The Wing shutting down
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2:59 AM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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We’ll make sure to keep updating this article if/when we get more details.

Any stories to share? We’re happy to keep you anonymous as the source— just email us at Hello@TheWreckList.com.

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