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For robbers like the Louvre thieves, bright vests actually help them hide
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A security guard wearing a vest standing in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Oct 22.
PHOTO: AFP
Alex Marshall
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LONDON – When clothing manufacturers first made high-visibility jackets, the purpose was to make the labourers who wore them as visible as possible. But brightly coloured safety clothes are now so ubiquitous that they often have the opposite effect, so that the wearer blends in, even as the bold colours catch the eye.
That can make them a key part of the criminal’s tool kit.
