Character Challenge 1 !

You may remember I entered the fictitious Pete Allen into a Challenge between 12 authors, who each nominated a character or teams of characters. I chose Pete, from my thriller Gala Day, because he's nothing if not a tryer and it seems I chose wisely! Had you asked Dominic from Sainte Bastien you would certainly have received nothing more than a dirty look. Only children have favourite colours. Marcel, from Chantilly Dawns, would have been happy to oblige, but doesn't have a particular favourite. Pete, however, is never short on answers!
Challenge 1 – Favourite Colour, in 100 words!
Favourite colour? Is Naked a colour?! Flesh tone? Only kidding! At the moment it’s pastels, they’re in right now. There are guys who don’t feel comfortable in pastels, but, hey, you’re talking to a bloke who has to go out in public six times a day wearing all sorts of exotic colours! You should see what some racehorse owners choose to distinguish their horse in a race – and I have to swagger out trying to look cool while modelling a flamingo-pink and flaming orange silk blouse over white riding breeches! We call them “jackets”, the uniform of my trade – jockey.