Sarah Espeute, who founded the Marseille brand Oeuvres Sensibles, creates elegant tablecloths that “make people smile.” By Heike Blümner Sarah Espeute, a designer and textile artist, drew on her ...

Traditional fabrics, colourful setups and glowing lamps create festive mood in malls, hotels across northern states.

Crises erupt across the world with alarming regularity, and yet the biannual fashion shows press on, with designers creating a compelling distraction as if escapism were a duty.