Damn Daniel began in February 2016 when Josh Holz posted a short Twitter video of his friend Daniel Lara at Riverside Polytechnic High School in California. The repeated compliment about Daniel's white Vans quickly spread across Twitter, Vine and news shows, turning the phrase into a catchphrase and bringing the pair appearances and free shoes. The clip remains a shorthand online for teasing friends about an outfit, especially clean white sneakers, long after the original post went viral.