Meeting with Sarah Espeute

Sarah Espeute becomes a Molli woman. A wonderful French artist-designer who plays with embroidery

Can you describe yourself in 3 words?
Discreet, idle and sensitive.

Do you have a project you'd like to share with us?
Right now, I'm renovating our apartment with my partner — we're doing all the interior decoration ourselves, hunting for and finding most of the pieces secondhand. It's great, but it takes time!

A word you love to hear?
"Oh fan!" An old Provençal expression used to express strong emotion, with that singsong southern accent. Every time I hear it, I feel like I'm in a Marcel Pagnol film.

One thing nobody knows about you?
I'm blind as a bat!

What's your best grandmother's secret?
Enjoy life!

The most useless thing you know how to do?
I know how to do "the wave" (with my body). I learned it in the schoolyard thanks to a friend who did hip-hop. I think it's so cool but completely useless.

A superpower you'd misuse?
Stopping time! So I could do more things while also resting at the same time.

The biggest mistake you made as a child?
I used to make fake paper cigarettes and pretend to smoke in front of my friends at school.

What's your book of the moment?
I'm reading Touching from a Distance, Deborah Curtis's autobiography about her relationship with Ian Curtis, the singer of Joy Division.

How do you feel when you wear fine-knit accessories or clothing?
An elegant woman, ready for a night out while still being able to go to the market.