Tell me more about those.
They’re vintage ’80s boots from Etsy. [Ed’s note: This site allows small-time designers to open their own online stores.]

Do you have any Etsy favorites? Like, designers you’ve bought from multiple times?
I’ve had one or two repeat buys, but there are so many designers on there, I usually just browse.

You told me you had a different outfit picked out for this if the day had been warmer. What was it?
I probably would have worn the same jeans, but I wanted to wear this weird multicolored shirt and a really cool handmade necklace I have. It’s my favorite necklace.

What’s it like?
It’s this iridescent octopus made out of brass and antique metal with chains hanging from the tentacles. It’s really cool, but it was freezing when I woke up so I just reached for this top I got at Brooklyn Industries this weekend.

I do that too. When it’s cold, I just reach for the warmest thing near my bed. I want to ask about that cool splotch of color in your hair. Is that a signature Angela thing?
It’s relatively new. I had blue, then I switched to pink, then purple. My roommate dyes her hair, like, eight different colors; she’s a super-duper little goth girl. I figured I’d add some more flair to my look.

Does your roommate do your coloring?
I do it with several friends. Every couple of weeks we redo our roots.

Do people treat you different since you’ve added the color? Are they scared you might sass-talk them?
That’s a good question. I can’t tell because I also just bleached my hair—I had black hair for ten years. I think the black-to-platinum provoked a stronger reaction. But mostly people comment on the color in a positive way.

What made you go platinum?
[Laughs] Um, I started dating a hairstylist and…

Understood. Did you feel like a little bit of your goth self died when you did that?
Maybe. I don’t like to identify myself as goth. I will say, when you go to goth night at a club, blond hair definitely sticks out.