Overview
- The 40‑page 'Guide Élégance TGV inOui' advised employees on clothing and makeup based on gender and body shape, including prescriptions to 'refine' or 'balance' silhouettes.
- SUD‑Rail, CFDT, UNSA‑Ferroviaire and CGT condemned the guidance as sexist and grossophobic and demanded both withdrawal and explanations.
- TGV‑Intercités director Alain Krakovitch announced the guide’s immediate removal from the company’s SharePoint and confirmed an internal investigation.
- Le Parisien reported that a third‑party contractor may have distributed the brochure without validation, a point the ongoing inquiry is probing.
- The episode recalls a similar SNCF controversy in 2014 over employee beauty advice that was also pulled after criticism.