Chris Koentges happily wears the same Halloween costume every year – a Berber from the Atlas Mountains – a routine he sees as an inexpensive way to avoid the stress and "tedious obligation" of the annual costume hunt. But he also improves upon his character every year:
The difference between "dressing up as" and "going as" may be small, but there is a difference. What people don't see is the way I slowly slip into character mid-October, playing Gnawa tapes, drinking sweet mint tea, letting my beard grow long.
The Dish 