https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 18 May 2026 06:10:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413184 Mon, 18 May 2026 02:05:14 +0000 elke 2413184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve always liked pins, and have quite a few. &nbsp;They can be too heavy for some fabrics, but i’ve read that a solution is to put a piece of felt inside the garment and pin through it and the garment. &nbsp;Haven’t tried it myself, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413183 Sun, 17 May 2026 22:52:43 +0000 Jaime 2413183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a nice mix of sentimental favorites and your own picks! Now you have me thinking of how they could be worn in summer but I do see how the weight does not mix well with summer fabrics. Maybe on hats! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413182 Sun, 17 May 2026 22:09:09 +0000 JAileen 2413182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the leaves and of course the darling little bird. &nbsp;I wear my pins on a coat. &nbsp;I can’t put any on tees because they often wreck them. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413180 Sun, 17 May 2026 21:24:48 +0000 Irina 2413180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful collection! Wish I had any. I used to have a couple like in your photo #3 but it wasn’t my style, too. I have silver earrings in a shape of a ginkgo leaf like one of your brooches.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413179 Sun, 17 May 2026 17:53:01 +0000 Suz 2413179@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So cool! You have quite a collection. I like bj's idea to use one to add a waist to an oversized tee, though I fear mine are not substantial enough to hold very long and would probably pop off and get lost!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413163 Sun, 17 May 2026 15:19:38 +0000 bj1111 2413163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great collection! The organic shapes in the first set are so appealing and the bejeweled ones in the second are extra in just the right way.</p> <p>I can see you take some of your band tees paired with au courant jeans and pin one or two or three on the waist band</p> <p>Been using one to add a waist to an oversized tee instead of a gathered half tuck. </p> <p>And such a great way to remember your mom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413162 Sun, 17 May 2026 15:05:35 +0000 Angie 2413162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are especially perfect to pull out and look at in the month of Mother's Day, <b>Janet</b>. Loving their vintage integrity, and meaningful memories. Such beautiful nostalgia and sentimental feelings!</p> <p>Aesthetically, I think the appeal in the collection. So pin a group together on a garment when it feels like the right accessory :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413159 Sun, 17 May 2026 14:03:01 +0000 Roberta 2413159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love the ginkgo leaf! My mother had a maple leaf dipped in gold (she was Canadian) that I loved as a child. Having your mother's jewelry is a wonderful way to keep her with you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinsbrooches#post-2413158 Sun, 17 May 2026 13:43:36 +0000 Janet 2413158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Inspired by Ket’s recent post, I pulled out my little collection of brooches/pins as I was straightening up my jewelry yesterday. Thought I’d take a pic of the collection just for fun.</p> <p>It’s getting very warm here, and I think pins lend themselves to more cool-weather fabrications, so I probably won’t put these into play until the fall, but still it was good to look at these with a fresh eye to see possibilities. Many of them need a good polishing! </p> <p>Pic 1 - various ones I purchased myself, ranging from about 1990 to 2015ish. The ginkgo leaf is the newest. A couple of them can be worn as pendants as well.</p> <p>Pic 2 - these were all my mom’s, ranging from the 1940s-90s. I wear some of these occasionally. I Iike the sword and the knight for a little unexpected detail — those were from when my mom was very young. I never saw her wear them in person but there are photos of her as a teen wearing them. And remember how popular marcasite was? She had a whole collection of those! I remember giving one of those to her as a gift. The tiny cat was mine as a child. The round one on the bottom right is actually a scarf clip. </p> <p>Pic 3 - also inherited from my mom, these are more whimsical and not really fitting my style, also because I don’t wear much gold, but they make me smile and bring back childhood memories. I would wear the owl! The little Dutch boy and girl are articulated, which is a charming detail. </p> <p>Ket, thanks for the inspiration! </p>