“Red is my favorite color,” Thomas Vermeer, 41, declared during a chat about his bright turtleneck, visible beneath his trench coat, which he described as red-orange. “It’s the most screaming color of them all — it gets the most attention.”
It was a crisp Wednesday in early October, and Thomas was enjoying a stroll outside the Palais de Tokyo museum in Paris, a city he was visiting from his home in Amsterdam. He shared how his profession as a colorist—not for hair, but for interior design, fashion, and photography projects—had finely tuned his appreciation for distinct palettes. “I have a very strong personal color palette that I use for my home, but also for the work that I do,” he explained.
His ensemble was further brought to life by a pair of fiery sneakers and a cheerful yellow plaid bag. The coat itself held subtle yet captivating details, like a shimmering greenish-blue tint that would ignite with color when kissed by the sun’s rays. Thomas revealed his deeper reason for embracing such vivid shades: “I really need some color to balance things out with my skin tone and my hair.”
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