They send her roses. They write things like "I fancy you a lot", "I want 2 be u" and "smh please be my gf please" on her Instagram. They paint (sometimes terrifying) pictures of her. I'm talking about womenswear buyer and YouTube sensation Danielle Greco's militant fan club – all 25.8K of them.
From her Ange in Girl Interrupted brows, to her 13-year-old brother hoodies, 'screamo' band tees and J-Lo hoops, Danielle is New York's first lady of streetwear.
The thing is, and sorry if this is a bit emo for you all, but I'm IRL friends with Danielle and still, every so often, I feel myself becoming one of her social-media fan girls, and I have to stop myself typing the words 'slllaaaayyyyyy Kween' under every picture she posts. Embarrassing, but true.
What confuses me more, is that Danielle's style is worlds away from my own. In fact, she's coined a name for her whole look that's based on being a 'skate-girl goth'.
"I was recently called skategoth on Twitter," she tells me proudly. "Although I'm the originator of a style called Thot-goth, which I coined few years ago, I'm adopting 'skate-goth' as a term."
"When I first moved from Philadelphia to New York to study fashion, I thought nothing of the way I dressed. I think goth style can be confused and misconstrued by, like, middle America, because it’s not the norm. You know, because it's not always pretty. My household was extremely Italian, middle class, and blue collar, but they let me get on with it."
After a tough first year in NYC – "It'll chew you up and spit you out" – Danielle found her stride and her style. "I was really into a sort of goth club look, but I've since tweaked my look to keep up with my lifestyle. Contrary to popular belief, latex doesn't always work for a long day in the office." Did I mention she's hilarious?
I ask Danielle who she's inspired by and wait for her response, which comes after a long pause: "Ideally, I'd describe my look as Bam Margera in 2005 mixed with Paris Hilton at LAX."
Still confused? Over to Danielle...
Camo, Gold, Nails
"A simple camo tee and a ton of gold finishes every look for me. My Spitfire skate sticker peeking up in this pic is a little bit of homage to my roots (lol). I keep my nails long and usually painted simple colours – red, nude or black."
Caps
"I wear a lot of hats. In my head it gives me a celebrity at an airport vibe or a hot working mom look. Yankees hats are usually navy so when I spotted a black one, I lost my mind. The shirt is an AW13 Supreme Sabbath tee."
Boots +
"This is me trying to look 'grown up'. I am a sucker for anything patent and I lived in these boots for a few months."
Bunchies and Sportswear
"This was an L:CM look for when I was last in London and it was freezing. I've recently got really into pigtails– ideal for throwing people off about my age. The sporty fur coat is Astrid Andersen– one of my favourite menswear designers."
Tees and Dickies
"This look was two days post a Gwar gig (a heavy rock band). I chopped the tee because I only buy my tees in Large or XL and I wanted this to be a bit more girly. The pants are Dickies; I live in Dickies. I spend my life in Dickies accessorised with a key carabiner clip."
LV Red
"Red is forever my go to colour, even if Kanye says red is out. The jacket is vinyl red, I picked it up at a vintage store in London – in Portobello market. If I can, I'll add some Louis Vuitton to every look."
Choker
"If I'm not wearing a whole heap of gold, I'll keep it simple and cute with a leather choker. Red lipstick is my back-up."
Tattoo and go
"This is one of my favourite looks. I wore it when I covered the VMAs. It's an Ammerman Schlosberg fishnet top. Naturally, I figured since the top is see-through, it only made sense to get a large spider henna tattoo in the centre of my chest while I was hanging out at Venice Beach the day before."
Full look
"This is a working uniform for me. All of my favourite things: Camo + red + some XXL gold hoops."
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