https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 12 May 2026 06:07:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13659 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:41:32 +0000 Antje 13659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh you gals are the best. I especially like Ana's suggestion of wearing it as a belt. Swell idea! So the artist got back to me but doesn't have a website, so I can't show you the brooches. But he told me where he sells them and I will pick one out sometime this summer. And then I'll get crafty (not really my forte...) and try to create a belt.<br /> I might also try the scarf idea. I think the brooch is too big for a necklace. Thanks all!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13633 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:48:14 +0000 judy 13633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can't wait to see them, Antje! Sounds like something I'd like too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13619 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:31:41 +0000 Angie 13619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes! I do that too Nicole. I pop my rose feather brooches onto necklaces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13618 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:27:50 +0000 Becky 13618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have seen brooches used to secure scarves sometimes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13609 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:06:43 +0000 Nicole 13609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could they be converted into a necklace pendant? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13597 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:50:11 +0000 Angie 13597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It depends on the brooch. I wear rose feather brooches in Winter. They look great on the lapel of a pinstripe jacket or on a dress (nice contrast). I like Ana’s idea too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13594 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:36:36 +0000 Ana 13594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm....depending on the weight and size of the brooch, you could pin it to a wide piece of ribbon and use it as a waist belt. Sort of like this, except instead of the flower, you'd have the brooch:</p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/accessories/belts/PRDOVR~93476/93476.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Brows...../93476.jsp</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/accessories/belts/PRDOVR~95487/95487.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Brows...../95487.jsp</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/accessories/belts/PRDOVR~98098/98098.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Brows...../98098.jsp</a></p> <p>Or if you have a high collared sort of romantic blouse, you could pin it at the neckline, like a funky throw back to Victorian times and cameos. Pin it to a bag for interest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13590 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:26:47 +0000 Anonymous 13590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cool. Can't wait to hear what everyone has to say about brooches. I have one beautiful piece I bought at a vintage sale many years ago and it is on a wool coat. I'm sure there are more imaginative ways to wear one.<br /> I hope we get to see the artists website. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-you-funk-up-a-brooche#post-13588 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:20:24 +0000 Antje 13588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went to the art walk tonight (a monthly event in Seattle, where the galleries around Pioneer Square greet you with art, wine and cheese, plus there are some art and jewelry vendors out on the streets) and was very intrigued by a jewelry vendor who sold brooches. They were amazingly creative pieces, big and bold, many made out of found and random objects in interesting compositions. Very hard to describe, I have never seen anything like it. Most were round, at least 2 inches in diameter and with several layers. Very very funky. I'm gonna email the artist to see if he has any links to pictures online.<br /> Anyway, I didn't buy one, because I have no clue how I'd wear this. I don't own any brooches, I've never considered it, so I'm clueless as to what one can even do with a brooche and this is certainly not the classy brooche you'd pin to lapel. But I'm very intrigued and am wondering if there are ways to wear a brooche in a funky way. Where would I put it??<br /> Any ideas? I'm wondering whether a whole new type of accessory is awaiting me </p>