Ezra Koenig or any literary white boy you see in Hungarian?

What’s Halloween at Columbia without a reference to Vampire Weekend? Bwog is here to inspire another last minute costume: Ezra Koenig!

You will need:

• Sweater and oxford shirt (preferably from somewhere pseudo-prep like J. Crew or Uniqlo)
• Sperrys
• Ray-Bans
• A copy of Edward Said’s Orientalism
• Takeout from Jerusalem on 103rd and Broadway
• Fangs

Execution:

Step 1: Layer that sweater over your oxford shirt. Put on your Sperrys, and don’t wear socks.

Step 2: Swoosh your hair around. Maybe use a little bit of gel. Put on those Ray-Bans and fangs.

Step 3: Don’t forget your falafel!

Cost: Let’s be real–you all already own Ezra-like literary prep apparel. Grab some (glow in the dark?) fangs from Duane Reade for a few dollars, hit up your favorite MESAAS major for a copy of Orientalism (or some other sort of post-colonialist criticism), and take a quick jaunt down to 103rd for some $8 shawarma.

Illustration via Nikki Shaner-Bradford