Be A Modern-day Fashionista With Brooches!

Posted by johnpreston on September 30th, 2016

If you are a savvy fashionista, you should know by now the value of versatility in your choice of clothes, bags and personal accessories and, in the process, get the best value for your money in all of your fashion-related purchases. Among your wisest investments is your collection of vintage and contemporary brooches in various materials from silver to gold and diamonds to Swarovski crystals.

Decorative Accessories

Brooches are decorative personal accessories that can be attached to fabric usually with a rotating pin clasp. Pins are their smaller counterparts, which can also be attached to clothes via a small rod and safety clasp although many also use a rotating rod with a clasp for closure. Both can be worn on a wide range of clothes including shirts, dresses and sweaters as well as jackets, blazers and hats, even on belts for added pizzazz.

These personal accessories have also undergone an evolution of sorts. In the older days, these were actually used to hold two pieces of clothes together, a precursor to the safety pin, if you will. In contemporary times, a small butterfly brooch will likely have a decorative function although it may also be used to hold two thin, lightweight pieces of clothing together, such as in a button-down shirt with its top button missing.

Transform Overall Look

Of course, pins and brooches have a beautiful appearance especially when designed by well-known jewellery designers and when made in the best materials, such as sterling silver and Swarovski crystal for affordable options. You can choose from hundreds of designs including but not limited to Art Deco, abstract, and nature-inspired forms as well as a wide variety of sizes from a small pin to a statement brooch.

The real beauty of pins and brooches, however, lies in their transformative qualities, in a manner of speaking. You can use these timeless yet trendy personal accessories to transform your daily outfit of the day from blah to bold, from old to new, and from ordinary to extraordinary. You can take inspiration from these ideas:

•   Attach a colourful brooch on the belt of your classic black wraparound dress to add a pop of colour. Your overall look can be transformed from the classic to the contemporary with such a simple addition.
•   Place a silver brooch with a flower design in rhinestones on your bag. You can easily update its look, even make it look new, without spending more money on a new bag.
•   Pin a brooch on a plain formal hat, which can be worn to weddings and to church. You can pin one or two, perhaps three, small brooches on a hat to form your preferred design for the day.

Just take a look at your collection of pins and brooches because inspiration will come! Think of these personal accessories as akin to your collection of cat jewellery– these are your ways of personal expression.

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