What Recession? Nerve Parties Like It's 1929

The Hendrick’s Gin invitation promised debauchery and delivered. The renowned Scottish gin brand teamed with Nerve.com to host a “scandalous” evening on Monday at Lower East Side burlesque theatre, The Box, which drew a large crowd of costumed party-goers well past midnight. Marlene Dietrich, Josephine Baker and Rudolph Valentino lookalikes attended en masse.

Inside, the lucky revelers found a gin-filled bathtub, a decadent display of fire breathers, magicians, contortionists and carnival acts, and the occasional burlesque dancer.