The Alliance Francaise in Johannesburg has opened up a brand new exhibition showcasing a set of the uniforms worn by Air France’s cabin crew since 1953.
The exhibition places French trend, type and tradition into the highlight – by aviation.
BUILDING CULTURAL TIES
The opening, held at Alliance Francaise’s Johannesburg centre was the epitome of French sophistication and magnificence.
The occasion was attended by doyens of the airline trade in addition to representatives from French corporations working in South Africa, diplomatic corps, NGOs and different stakeholders.
FRENCH STYLE AND SOPHISTICATION
The French are certainly well-known for his or her type and class and their delicacies.
The opening of the brand new exhibition, hosted by two key French organisations, was a really stylish affair.
There was even a runway, the place fashions confirmed off the uniforms worn by the a long time.
The uniforms and their backstories are on show on the exhibition.
FRANCE – SOUTH AFRICA TIES
Talking to invited friends, French Consul Etienne Chapon stated that Air France and the Alliance Francaise had been two vital pillars of French tradition in South Africa.
Chapon humorously added that he had not realised that these organisations shared the identical initials, AF.
Nonetheless, Chapon went on to coin a brand new that means for the abbreviation AF. “At all times Trendy,” Chapon stated. This might actually be felt all through the night.
From the refreshments and appetising canapes to the style present, showcasing the totally different uniforms all through Air France’s historical past.
SHOWCASING AIR FRANCE AIRLINE UNIFORMS
Addressing friends gathered on the contemporary-style constructing, Air France – KLM Nation Supervisor Southern Africa, Wilson Tauro, stated that this new exhibition demonstrates how Air France has developed over the previous 71 years.
“This exhibition showcases our classic plane and our fashionable uniforms relationship again to 1953,” Tauro stated.
OPENING OF JOHANNESBURG EXHIBITION
The brand new exhibition, ‘Many years of Connection: A Fusion of French Magnificence and the South African Spirit’, formally opened on 16 October on the Alliance Francaise in Decrease Park Drive Parkview, Johannesburg.
The exhibition curated by Air France and the Alliance Francaise showcases Air France’s evolution whereas connecting France and South Africa.
From plane used to fashionable cabin crew uniforms, the exhibition tracks these developments by the a long time.
The exhibition is free to the general public and might be on show on the Alliance Francaise, till 29 November.
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