Overview
- Long-distance chief Alain Krakovitch disowned the guide on X, ordered its withdrawal and opened an internal investigation.
- SNCF said the document had been circulated without authorization inside the company.
- Sud-Rail condemned the so-called TGV Elegance guide as sexist and fatphobic, arguing contracts require uniforms for some roles but not aesthetic compliance.
- Excerpts reported by BFMTV advised a woman with a triangular body shape to avoid tight skirts and a rounder man to choose dark tops to appear slimmer.
- The guide sought to have staff embody “Élégance à la Française,” prompting criticism that its beauty tips felt dated, evoking the 1960s.