Comments on: Coffee Break: Pave Flower Pearl Pin

By: legalicious07

legalicious07 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:09:34 +0000

I’m a twenty-something, and I LOVE that brooch! I would not pay $174 for it though…$39.99 max! (and even that’s a stretch!)

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:28:05 +0000

I think it depends on how you wear it. If you’re a young woman no one is going to mistake you for a grandmother. I think they’re fun and unique, especially since so few women in our age group (also mid-twenties) wear them.

By: MelM

MelM — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:00:08 +0000

so disagree w/ those who say brooches are only for old women! while I may now be in that category, I’ve been wearing them since I was in my 20s. maybe we should call them PINS instead of brooches to make them sound less old-fashioned? In my youth, I wore little fun pins. I now wear more of the “brooch” style – some are from my great-grandmother, some fun 70s ones from my mom, and some are recent gifts/purchases. love the suggestions for alternative wear. also, w/ smaller pins, wear 2 or 3 together.

By: Shayna

Shayna — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:33:56 +0000

I’ve seen a few women try it…honestly, they just wound up looking like they were even younger than they were, and playing dress up with their mother’s jewelry.

By: RR

RR — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:32:42 +0000

I disagree. I’m 33. I look 33 with or without a flower brooch. I sincerely doubt anyone is looking at me thinking I’m either 43 or trying to look 43 because I’m wearing a brooch if the rest of the outfit is age-appropriate and current.

By: Delta Sierra

Delta Sierra — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:27:12 +0000

Classic/estate brooch like this one might be useful to a younger person seeking a little gravitas for her look?

By: Delta Sierra

Delta Sierra — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:23:24 +0000

AIMS: love this back-of-the-cardigan idea. Genius. Back when I lived in the Big Snow, a lot of us wore statement-y brooches on our heavy wool winter coats. I met a lady once, she had a fascinating clunky abstract metal one. I complimented her on it, she smiled a bit grimly and said, “I broke my leg once. This is what they used to hold it together.” Wow. Admirable. And fierce.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:17:00 +0000

I’m with you. I’ve been hooked on little insect or animal pins lately– tiny diamonds or jewel studded, but I wear cheaper pins as well with some flair. I tend to wear very conservative suits and these little pins draw jsut the right amoutn of attention.

By: divaliscious11

divaliscious11 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:36:12 +0000

Agreed, I am early 40′s and love brooches, but tend to wear them in non-customary places because they can look old, or the can give a simple outfit some ‘punch’.

I look for funky, unique pins, nothing staid. I recently bought a grey/purple tweek flower with a tuft of black feather – just enough to be interesting but not distracying…from talbot’s and I think I paid $10…..

By: Shayna

Shayna — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:17:04 +0000

I turned one I had inherited into a pendant with minimal adjustments… A good jeweler can do great things for jewelry that has a lot of sentimental value, but little practical use