I love brooches, especially big flower pins. I pin them to my winter coats to perk up my daily outerwear.

I'm 29 and love brooches. I particularly like them pinned to coats. My friend wore one pinned to the waist of a dress and looked fantastic x

Yeah, I am 31 and love to pin them to my clutch bags

Oooo roseandjoan i like the sound of that x

Thanks Lou Lou

I love them, too! I have two vintage ones given to me by my husband's great aunt. They must be at least 75 yrs old and I love to pin them on my coats in the winter, especially around the holidays.

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Oh my Debora those are beautiful brooches.
I am over 50 but I have a love of brooches and I really like the idea of pinning them on a clutch or waistband besides just the lapel.

Thanks, San! You ladies have inspired me to try them different ways! I'm over 50, too, and I'm going to continue to wear them.

I'm sure they can look lovely but no, I never wear them. No doubt some women can look amazing in them. I have a vintage Cartier gold and sapphire brooch from my late mom and I've never worn it... but I hope that I will some day, once I figure out how to make it work.

Mac, I am drooling over that one,!!!! yea...you guessed it over 50:)

Debora, those are beautiful!!

I went through a major Brooch Phase so have a nice collection but lately have not been wearing. The new thing is to hook a brooch onto your necklace/pearl strand and that looks very up to date.

I hate that "rule" thing. It always makes me want to find great examples of the opposite :)

"Mac, I am drooling over that one,!!!" Thanks, I know it sounds lovely but I don't think it looks as good as it ought to with that description. And I just cannot figure out how to make any brooch, not just that one, look half-decent on me.

Well, I'm 25 and I love brooches! I don't wear them so much lately because I did the look TO DEATH while I was in university- I would wear multiples at a time! I still have some great ones though, and I'm sure they'll come out again someday.

I love brooches, too- and under 50. I do like them on a string of pearls or clumped on a jacket lapel. They also look cute in the center of a bow on something that has a tie.

Brooches are fab! As long as you wear them with a twist. Love R&J's idea, love Ele's multiple brooch wearing skill, love to pop my own on a scarf.

There are so many ways to wear brooches or pins. Remember this blog post? That’s just a few ways:

http://youlookfab.com/2009/04/.....loral-pin/