France's Macron mingles with fashion royalty in bid to woo designers


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  • Tuesday, 06 Mar 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a joint news conference with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Nowhere is fashion a bigger business than in France - and President Emmanuel Macron intends to keep it that way.

Designers from France's Jean Paul Gaultier to Lebanon's Elie Saab descended on the Elysee Palace for dinner on Monday, as Macron sought to further boost one of the country's most profitable sectors with an appeal to brands from far and wide.

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