His colleagues in the construction industry know what to do with Timo’s special career turn. They like to imitate an affected catwalk run in his presence, beg if they can’t come along to a photo shoot, and schedule him in the work schedule under the name ‘Het Modelletje’. ,,My colleagues like to tease me about it, but that’s okay, because they are quite proud, I think. My boss sure is. If I give notice in time, I always get time off for a job abroad.”
Above all, his colleagues are still a little surprised about Timo’s launch in the fashion world. And Timo himself? He calls it ‘bizarre’. He never saw himself as a model. He knows little about the fashion world. And he doesn’t care at all about designer clothes. “I used to wear a T-shirt and jeans almost all the time, but that’s changed a bit now. Now that I’m in this world, I put on neat pants and a shirt faster.”
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