For the longest, when I thought about brooches, I thought of old ladies and their colorful pins adorning their scarves and outfits. I really did not think of them as contemporary fashion for myself. My grandmother had some amazing brooches and my sister and I divided them after she passed on. I kept them in my jewelry box mostly for sentimental reasons. But soon I began to notice, in shopping and browsing in stores, the fashionable brooch is still quite popular with many beautiful selections available. And people of all ages are wearing them to add dazzle and glam.
According to Wikipedia, a brooch is identified basically as a decorative jewelry item (pin) designed to be attached to garments. They are made of metal and most often adorned with jewels and gems. Brooches date back to the early Celts and Vikings and were worn as cloak fasteners. Today they are mostly worn for accents and decorative adornment and style.
One of the best part of choosing brooches, in today’s fashion, is you can find one in almost any price range you desire, from very inexpensive to quite costly based on the metals and gems. As you know by now, I am always going to try to keep it under $25 when I shop, so I have acquired quite a collection and am very happy with the choices I have added. The second great thing about brooches is, you find them everywhere and the choices are quite extensive. No matter what store you shop in or what retail site you browse online, there are choices available.
So the next time you find yourself out shopping or when you go online, check out some the beautiful brooches that are available and maybe, just maybe, you might decide to begin your collection or add to it.
Retired and Smiling 
I like your collection. Any by chance from the boys when they were little?
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Yes, several in my collection are from them. I only posted a few of the many I have.
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Love them! Especially that gold one with three rectangles. Guess I better dig through my jewelry box. I forget I have them!
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Thank you! That is one that I have had for years and I usually wear that one on a blue jean jacket to dress it up. They are all so much fun to accessorize with.
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Pam, What a great article! I also have a few of my grandmother’s brooches. I used to wear them to work, but began to worry that I would loose one. I’m going to pull mine out and start wearing them again. Thanks for the reminder!
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Thanks Sheila! Wear that jewelry girl! Our grandma’s knew they always looked sharp and I know mine would get a kick out of me wearing her brooches.
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Love brooches..they’re cute on coat lapels and hats, too!
I watch msnbc and Jill Winebanks (I think is her last name), a commentator, wears a different one each day. It’s fun to check them out! Thanks, Pam…another good idea!
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Thanks Kathy!
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I love your style! I will be looking again at the brooch collection that belonged to my Mom….
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Thank you so much Cynthia! I appreciate your comment and hope you find some great pieces to jazz up your look. We can never have enough!
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