Melbourne
Light bulb in socket necklace by Sharon Margaret, RRP $20, from Crafty Co. (348 Drummond Street, Carlton, 03 9347 9233)
This knitted neckpiece reminds me of a certain Françoise Hardy light bulb moment. It’s a curious and memorable image – bright in my mind, but the woman with the globe atop her ahead, behind the giant sunglasses, is not exactly caught up in the ‘fun’. Surveying dozens and dozens of wonderful images of Françoise, one finds few flashes of levity and much evidence to support the idea of a composed, reserved and sometimes melancholic persona. FH is a light… but perhaps not so much a bright spark as a soft, enduring glow.
