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Lacroix Back On Track?

by Vanessa Quirk

Christian Lacroix may not yet be on the road to recovery – a recent court ruling shut down the fashion house’s haute couture and pret-a-porter clothing lines - but he is back on track.

A railroad track, to be precise.

Lacroix designed the interiors of the trains for French company SNCF back in 2006 and now has returned to complete the look by styling the uniforms of the company’s 20,000 employees.

So how does Lacroix imagine train-worthy chic? A healthy dose of purple (of course) and gray in the form of blouses, shirts, skirts, and caps.

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Added on December 22, 2009

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