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Stars hit Chloe designer’s swansong; Fashion gets political

A model wears a creation for Manish Arora's Fall-Winter 2017-2018 ready to wear fashion collection presented Thursday, March 2, 2017 in Paris. (AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer)
A model wears a creation for Manish Arora's Fall-Winter 2017-2018 ready to wear fashion collection presented Thursday, March 2, 2017 in Paris. (AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer)

PARIS (AP) – Solange Knowles was among the fashion, film and music industry stars out for British designer Clare Waight Keller’s swansong at Chloe at Paris Fashion Week. The event came hours after Lauryn Hill gave a surprise performance at Kenzo.

But politics was also in the air in Thursday’s busy fall-winter preview shows, as France’s culture minister said the rise of the nationalism could threaten Paris’ multicultural fashion industry.

Here are some highlights from Thursday.

CHLOE DESIGNER BIDS FAREWELL

The final chapter in Clare Waight Keller’s reign strayed not too far from the hippy-chic ’70s DNA that’s now synonymous with the Chloe house.