Mardi Gras is less than a month away! ‘Tis the season for egregious fashion, embarrassing stories, and finally reaching your step goal on your Fitbit. Before you start running the marathon for the first time in almost two years, take a minute to reflect on what kind of parade-goer you are according to your favorite Krewe.
Krewe du Vieux
You unironically wish you went to Euphoria High so you could strut your I.AM.GIA two-piece set in English class without judgment. You go to Bourbon Street every weekend anyway, so Mardi Gras festivities are pretty close to your usual plans. Your favorite movie was definitely directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Krewe of Nyx
You have a superiority complex over the people who say Muses is their favorite and you openly mock people who buy frat wristbands. You refuse to pay for Ubers and insist on walking to every parade you attend. You bought all of your Mardi outfits from Depop because you wouldn’t be caught dead in the same Dolls Kill outfit as someone else.
Photo by Kerry Higgins
Krewe of Muses
This is the only parade you will attend in its entirety because you never learned how to pace yourself for the marathon. You will caption a photo “mardi pardi” with no shame. Everything in your freshman year room was from Dormify. You also live for semi-formal and formal season and plan your outfits months in advance.
Photo by Maggie McKean
Krewe of Iris
You have your life together. You go to Reily before your 8 A.M. lecture, you do your homework the day it is assigned, you maintain a normal sleep schedule, and you never forget a birthday. You’ve made Dean’s List every semester and are probably writing an Honors Thesis. Stop making the rest of us look bad.
Photo by Maggie McKean
Krewe of Hermes
This is your “favorite parade” because you caught some cool looking beads here by a frat tent and you don’t want to admit that you spent the rest of your Mardi Gras on Broadway.
Krewe of Endymion
Let’s be real, people who say this is their favorite parade somehow got tickets to the Endymion Extravaganza and/or secured an invite to other Mardi Gras balls. You’re most likely from New Orleans and find the Tulane Mardi Gras culture confusing at best and embarrassing at worst.
Photo by Maggie McKean
Krewe of Rex
You drink Red Bull like its water and have no issue rolling out of bed for class after being out until 5 A.M. You definitely scare the dorm security guard who works the night shift. Either that, or you spent the entire seven days prior hiding in your room and decided you would finally see a parade now that everyone else finally went to sleep.
Cover photo by Kerry Higgins
About Lauren Capozzi
Lauren Capozzi is a writer for The Crescent. She is a senior majoring in Political Science and Spanish. In her free time she enjoys running, shopping, and going to museums.
Lauren Capozzi is a writer for The Crescent. She is a senior majoring in Political Science and Spanish. In her free time she enjoys running, shopping, and going to museums.
