Jolan Vissers Text and photo Eva de Koeijer
You can spot great-looking people and cool outfits on Wageningen campus. This column highlights some of them. This time, meet Food Technology Bachelor’s student Jolan Vissers (26).
‘My style is basically lots of colours, lots of different patterns and as much gold as possible. I often build my outfits around my collection of flower-pattern trousers. Jewellery adds the finishing touch to an outfit — the more bling, the better. I find most of my clothes in second-hand shops. Emmaus is a classic, and there’s a small thrift store at Droevendaal. I make my own clothes occasionally, but that’s time-consuming and not easy anyway.
‘I only got seriously interested in clothes a couple of years ago. I used to be quite conservative and didn’t want to go too wild. But after a while, I thought what the hell, I’m going to wear colours. Now I’m more willing to stand out from the crowd; I feel comfortable wearing something I personally think looks good. I often get nice comments from people too. The other day, I wasn’t wearing anything flowery for once and someone immediately asked, “Hey, what happened to the flowers?” To be honest, I still find my outfits quite restrained. Ideally, I’d be going around in a robe and it would all be even more exuberant, but I’m not always in the mood for people’s comments and the looks I get. But I do go all out for parties. I like to wear stage costumes then — that’s what I feel best in.’
