The latest edition of SHADE, the Brooklyn-born underground warehouse rager best known for its not-so-underground Alexander Wang edition featuring Nicki Minaj during fashion week, happened on Saturday night in Bushwick, but barely -- the NYPD shut down the late-night event prematurely around 2am, for reasons still unclear (the promoters claimed to have the proper permits). The theme of the event was "Detropia," summoning the vibe of a dystopic wasteland, replete with junked-out cars and waste barrels emitting a nuclear glow. There were also school buses to shuttle guests from the VFiles store in Manhattan, due to the lack of L train service that night, providing a memorable entry. Below, some scenes from the short-lived production.
Cuckoo party kids arrive to SHADE via a school bus that left at the VFILES store in Soho
A smoking vat of unknown "flammable liquid"
Kids hang out around a rusted junk car
Guests leave the party around 2am when the cops arrive