Brooches and Pins!

[softgrey]

i like all of the kitschy vintage pins...
especially the animals...and dolls...cowboy hat, etc...

and that one on page one that is the baton and marching band hat is too adorable...

isn't it great when they have moving parts......

i am loving my marni pin just now....

 

[Trista]

I love my mom's vintage rhinestone pins. I have one that is like a snowflake that I wear on a pair of my brown gauchos and it makes them POP. I have one duffel bag where it's covered with various pins-some from my Campfire days, some from Hot Topic, some that I've amassed from French Camp, and some that I just happen to get. It makes statements, as one half of the strap is devoted to Happy Bunny pins. However my friend has the funniest pin-"Atheism Is A Non-Prophet Association" that is on her backpack and another friend had one that said "Mommy Make The Scary Republican Go Away".

tulip-I have many uses. I use them to hold together a vintage cardigan with no buttons. The funny ones are for backpacks, duffel bags, or even one of my purses. I'm a fan of them on gauchos especially plain black ones. I'll try it on almost anything. I don't like it on sweatshirts or jackets though.

 

[softgrey]

look at this cute thing i just found that i HAD to share!!!...
OMG...i it soooooo MUCH!!!...
cutey cute cute...!!!

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http://store.a-net.com/

 

[Tatika]

oh this thread is FABULOUS!! and i thought i would have to go to ebay's annonymous for my pin addiction....

i actually have a question and im asking for some advice-this piece is vintage i believe, a gift from my mum...but its such a big piece (in my opinion)- i dont know how to wear it other than on my cream colored coat...

can anyone give me any ideas please?

heres some pics:

 

[jewellery_planet]

I love this topic! So nice to see people who like pins

Tatika, these fish are fabulous! Cannot give any advise, unfoturnately...

These are my favourite pins http://nataliakhon.com/birds/bird.htm

 

[Skyla.M]

I wear this near the front pockets of my jeans

http://www.vervette.com

 

[Tatika]

i won this a few days ago on ebay..im just waiting for it to come in the mail...i think its very ..""

funny though, im terrified of spiders; i guess theyre only cute when theyre in gold..

 

[Tatika]

i like all of the kitschy vintage pins...
especially the animals...and dolls...cowboy hat, etc...

and that one on page one that is the baton and marching band hat is too adorable...

isn't it great when they have moving parts......

i am loving my marni pin just now....

i like really love that pin! where can i get one similar to it?

 

[jennifer~]

how do you wear your pins?

On anything I won't be sitting on directly ...

I have a rather morbid interest in Victorian hair jewelry; here's a brooch with hair in a woven style:

morninggloryjewelry.com

And to continue with the Victorian theme, a scene cut from Irish bog oak, which I gather was used rather prevalently during the times:

rbgkew.org.uk

 

[natalie_x]

Some of my favourites:
lazyoaf.com

etsy.com

I usually wear my pins on t-shirts, cardigans and bags, I think Iekeliene wears pins well:

style.com

 

[tifa]

i really want some pins, i have hardly any! inspired by marie antoinette i'd really love to buy some pastel coloured bows and work something with that and some charms. i love going into art and craft stores and just buying loads of stuff and seeing what i can do with it.

 

[Tatika]

i just got this one in the mail yesterday..i havent even had the chance to wear it; but i plan to debut it on my first day of work....but maybe its a tad too..i dont know, goth perhaps? i think its just stunning; i also ordered one with a red bulb..i dont know when ill be recieving that..im getting impatient on my other 2 broaches...

 

[miss-lilly]

^^ It's very beautiful Tatika!!!

 

[softgrey]

Christopher Kane

Brooching the Subject

The glittering, Swarovski-clad brooches that arrived as part of Christopher Kane's autumn/winter 2008-9 offering are bound to become as much of a cult as his glittering 'Bolster' necklaces.
Dolly Jones



vogue.co.uk

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

Sarah Hood

MK Wind

Allira Tee

Allira Tee

source: stars&infinitedarkness

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

1900's Steel Crescent Pin

Tennesmed Sweden

David Andersen

Emmanuelle Biennassis

Mina Lou

Unknown Designer

sources: eriebasin, hi+lomodern, frenchtouche

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

Ballistic Rose Brooch

A space-age adornment that makes a subversive stand-in for brooch or bow-tie; to be worn over the heart for extra love in times of conflict.

By Tobias Wong



source: refinery29

 

[gius]

wiw some really lovely ones u posted there ..

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what do u guys like in terms of 'closures' ???

there are these with the needles at the back and u just slide it across ur shirt...

gasolinealleyantiques

and then there are needles that point in toward your body and you put a knob on the inside of your shirt to close it.

shipsbecks.wordpress

are there any more kinds of needles / pin closures ?
could you post the underside of the pins you have
i find even safety pins will make permanent HOLES in my t-shirts.. i really don't like the holes

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

^ Hey Gius...
Glad you like...
I personally prefer the first pin style..
It is much more comfortable..
& I am more @ ease b/c the possibility of an injury is slight...

The Ballistic Rose Brooch is great gift idea...
So tenebrous & romantic, rly...

I think we need a thread for bracelets...
Cuff-links...
& Random bits such as head-wear, gloves,
wearable trinkets, etc...
Could be fun..

Vintage

Vintage

Vintage (old favorite.. )

source: daylab

 

[saann]

the pin one is def my favourite, it's much more comfortable and it doesn't bulge out, although I don't really wear brooches that often