You heard that right, brooches are back, and they’re back with a passion. Let’s look at some ways we can wear brooches with modern fashion.
Shirts
Utilising a brooch on a shirt is one of the easiest and most understated ways of getting brooches involved in your contemporary style. Art Deco brooches are particularly good for this; their simple, clean, geometric styles complimenting a work shirt or a casual shirt equally well.
You can go for the typical style and use your brooch to accent between the shoulder and the breast of your shirt, or for something different, try wearing your brooch at the collar, like a very glamorous bow tie. This look is not only unique but turns a typically ‘old-fashioned’ accessory into something brand new.
Utilising a brooch on a shirt is one of the easiest and most understated ways of getting brooches involved in your contemporary style. Art Deco brooches are particularly good for this; their simple, clean, geometric styles complimenting a work shirt or a casual shirt equally well.
You can go for the typical style and use your brooch to accent between the shoulder and the breast of your shirt, or for something different, try wearing your brooch at the collar, like a very glamorous bow tie. This look is not only unique but turns a typically ‘old-fashioned’ accessory into something brand new.
Dresses
For those of us who are happiest in a dress, brooches can be used in a variety of ways, depending on the dress style. One example being, if you are able to get your hands on a duet brooch a.k.a a double clip brooch, you can accessorise a dress with straps wonderfully. The duet brooch breaks apart into two smaller brooches, which you can clip on to each strap of the dress; symmetrical and stylish.
Equally, if your dress has a V-neck, a well-placed brooch at the deepest point of the ‘v’ catches the eye and can even add some sparkle if you use a gemstone brooch. Shirt dresses can also utilise the double clip brooch to decorate the collar points themselves, adding a feminine twist to a more masculine style.
For those of us who are happiest in a dress, brooches can be used in a variety of ways, depending on the dress style. One example being, if you are able to get your hands on a duet brooch a.k.a a double clip brooch, you can accessorise a dress with straps wonderfully. The duet brooch breaks apart into two smaller brooches, which you can clip on to each strap of the dress; symmetrical and stylish.
Equally, if your dress has a V-neck, a well-placed brooch at the deepest point of the ‘v’ catches the eye and can even add some sparkle if you use a gemstone brooch. Shirt dresses can also utilise the double clip brooch to decorate the collar points themselves, adding a feminine twist to a more masculine style.
This example is a little more timeless, as a brooch being worn on a coat is as relevant today as it was a hundred years ago. Nonetheless, a brooch can add a touch of sophistication to a modern-style trench coat if you want something formal.
Brooches can also give a more casual jacket a bright spot of fun. Modern brooches, made with colourful acrylics in quirky designs and shapes are perfect for this. Something unique can be brought to your outerwear to show a little bit of your personality even when you have to cover up.
Brooches can also give a more casual jacket a bright spot of fun. Modern brooches, made with colourful acrylics in quirky designs and shapes are perfect for this. Something unique can be brought to your outerwear to show a little bit of your personality even when you have to cover up.
Hats
As an accessory, hats have evolved a lot over the centuries. Hats that were big with women in the 1920s were called cloche hats. Sitting very close to the face, cloche hats were often embellished with a brooch, adding some sparkle. Today, brooches can still be used on hats, whether it’s a baseball cap, a beret, or a bucket hat.
Whatever style you want, there’s a brooch – even a small, quirky enamel – that will be the perfect accent. Since bucket hats are the ones most recently revived to the position of ‘fashionable’, we’ll focus on them. A single large brooch or several smaller brooches can be used to accent a plain bucket hat and bring some colour and exciting designs.
As an accessory, hats have evolved a lot over the centuries. Hats that were big with women in the 1920s were called cloche hats. Sitting very close to the face, cloche hats were often embellished with a brooch, adding some sparkle. Today, brooches can still be used on hats, whether it’s a baseball cap, a beret, or a bucket hat.
Whatever style you want, there’s a brooch – even a small, quirky enamel – that will be the perfect accent. Since bucket hats are the ones most recently revived to the position of ‘fashionable’, we’ll focus on them. A single large brooch or several smaller brooches can be used to accent a plain bucket hat and bring some colour and exciting designs.
Scarves
Another one that somewhat transcends time is using a brooch in a scarf. Brooches have been used to clip scarves in place for a long time, and the trend is no less relevant today. You can use a large brooch to help secure a chunky knit scarf to prevent it from getting in the way.
Equally, you can use brooches to clip headscarves in place. Whether you’re going for a conservative look or rocking out a bandana with skulls on it, a brooch can put it in its place and make sure it stays there. As an accessory, it seems unlikely that scarves are going to go out of style any time soon, so make sure you figure out which is the most stylish, aesthetically pleasing way to keep them where you want them.
These are only a few ways of utilising brooches in modern fashion. Although they can sometimes feel like they’re a little outdated, this couldn’t really be further from the truth. So, what do you think; which is your favourite wear to wear a brooch with modern fashion?
Another one that somewhat transcends time is using a brooch in a scarf. Brooches have been used to clip scarves in place for a long time, and the trend is no less relevant today. You can use a large brooch to help secure a chunky knit scarf to prevent it from getting in the way.
Equally, you can use brooches to clip headscarves in place. Whether you’re going for a conservative look or rocking out a bandana with skulls on it, a brooch can put it in its place and make sure it stays there. As an accessory, it seems unlikely that scarves are going to go out of style any time soon, so make sure you figure out which is the most stylish, aesthetically pleasing way to keep them where you want them.
These are only a few ways of utilising brooches in modern fashion. Although they can sometimes feel like they’re a little outdated, this couldn’t really be further from the truth. So, what do you think; which is your favourite wear to wear a brooch with modern fashion?
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