Help guys! What is a PREP/EMO?, I really have no idea.... Options

[***Lucy**]

Ok guys. So what’s actually an emo?
As I live in Paris I have no idea about American trends.
Yesterday my brother’s best friend from America arrived in France and he’s staying with us for this week. When he saw us he said that my brother is an emo and that I am prep/emo.
So could u please explain to me what is prep and what is emo?
Our clothes were absolutely ok. And our shoes too.(I mean what’s wrong with Vans and All star anyways?????????)

Thanks in advance.

PS: I read some threads that are relevant but I couldn't find a definition.

[*Infinite.*]

I've gotten called prep/emo by people are my school. and Plain Emo.

Its because of the things I wear or the things I like. Such as invader zim, I love Gir, and carry a bag with him on it and wear slip on vans and other stuff so people classify that under "emo"

And then I use to have a book bag from this company called the North Face or something like that I can't even remember, and I have clothes from like Hollister, so they classify that under "prep"

Just ignore her, shes a sterotype. I can't stand it most of the time, its rather annoying. I guess you get over it eventually though.