Inside Houston's Heels and Horsepower, a women-only supercar club

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Heels & Horsepower is a supercar club for women who like their cars exotic and their shoes sky high

Raquel Lewis, from left, Jenice Jani, Aliza Fun Dutt and Debbie Paczaban pose for a photo during the Heels and Horsepower luncheon at Brasserie19 on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 in Houston. Earlier this year Alex Blair purchased"Heels and Horsepower" from Diane Caplan, a high-end car club for women with half-million dollar cars."It's what I get up in the morning for every single day," Caplan says.

"They said, 'You're the only computer geek we know who loves cars,'" she recalls."I took a chance and became their top salesman that very first month." "Then Alex reached out last year and asked if I'd ever consider selling it," Caplan says. Heels and Horsepower was reborn.Alex Blair poses for a photo with her Lamborghini as she attends the Heels and Horsepower luncheon at Brasserie19 on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 in Houston. Earlier this year Blair purchased"Heels and Horsepower" from Diane Caplan, a high-end car club for women with half-million dollar cars.Caplan was strict.

"I think Houston has a very high supercar culture because it's easy to park here in comparison, to say, New York," Blair suggests."We don't see them out there unless we go to the Hamptons." She received a Dodge Charger for her Sweet 16 gift and always had a fondness for Chevrolet Corvettes — those were popular in Southeast Houston where she grew up. Then Baly switched to more reliable SUVs while her sons where at home. Once they left for college, she swapped her Range Rover for a two-seater Mercedes-Benz SL.

 

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