Paris — Air France is headed for a haute couture makeover.
Designer Christian Lacroix was chosen to create the airline's new uniform, which will be both "emblematic of French elegance and a desire to embrace other cultures," Air France said in a statement Tuesday.
Lacroix follows in the footsteps of Christian Dior and Nina Ricci, who are among the top designers to have created past Air France uniforms, a spokeswoman for the airline said.
The new uniform will be navy blue - as Air France uniforms have been for the past 70 years - and will be worn by all Air France staff who have direct dealings with customers, roughly 35,000 employees.
Lacroix's collection, which makes its debut in Spring 2005, will include a variety of interchangeable garments for male and female staff.
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