Gold Finger is a fantasy party for women -- and women only. The event remains faithful to the formula that the organizer, Chiga, first encountered 15 years ago at the Fridge in London.
"I was so impressed when I walked in and felt the energy," says Chiga, as she recalls that first experience. "There were about 1,000 women -- all kinds of women: old, young, glamorous, plain. The atmosphere was fantastic."
When Chiga arrived back in Tokyo after what ended up being a year in London and Paris, she decided to start her own women-only party. It was launched with no name at the then very hip and underground venue in Akasaka called Deep (which spawned many legends, including DJ Emma). From there, it jumped around town for a few years before adopting the name Mona Lisa for a brief stint at Gold in Shibaura.