Street Style Is Bringing the Antique Brooch Back
Pin crystal clusters and rosettes to your 2024 mood board.
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I distinctly remember the Art Deco-style brooch my grandmother wore to church on a Sunday almost twenty years ago. It was a cluster of emerald stones set in platinum gold, so entrancing that I couldn't pay attention to a single word of the sermon. During this past New York Fashion Week—which, some would say, is another gathering for worship—brooches proved to be quite the distraction yet again.
Everywhere I looked, a street-style outfit featuring a clip-on adornment would catch my eye. On day one, I was stopped in my tracks by an extra large red rosette clipped to a blazer's lapel and a logo pin tacked to a necktie. I was almost hit by a yellow cab on day three—too busy balking at a diamond-encrusted jaguar sitting atop the shoulder of someone's peacoat. My favorite, the one that made me late for the Kallmeyer presentation, was a geometric grouping of '20s-era jewel-toned gems—just like the pins my nana wore.
What I find so compelling about a brooch—aside from its shiny magpie effect—is its capacity to transform an outfit almost seamlessly. An otherwise monotonous, all-black look becomes sharp and stylized when adorned with sculptural silver hardware. Rosettes add as-needed freshness. A whimsical brooch elevates even the most ordinary pieces to playful new heights—when fastened to the collar of a button-down, for instance.
In short, a brooch can turn a good outfit into a great one. The next time you look in the mirror and think your outfit needs something extra, consider taking inspiration from my grandmother and the 13 New York Fall/Winter 2024 street style looks ahead.
Brooches in Street Style
Ooh! A golden...crescent? Or a female figurine jumping to the side? So elegant.
Why wear a "Hello, My Name Is..." sticker when you can wear a surrealist Schiaparelli initial pin?
A darling rosette in the year's hottest hue: red.
Why limit yourself to just one? Here, the whimsy of multiple brooches in action.
A golden picture frame pinned to a tie!
Ah, yes. The confounding yet lovely sweater-over-coat trend. Featuring a pop of silver!
And again! This time, a chartreuse sweater and dangling chain embellishment.
A simple, geometric circle also gets the job done.
Another rosette pin—and it feels equally as fresh despite its dark shade.
The golden strikes crescent again!
This charming golden fish brooch makes a colorful outfit even more delightful.
A vintage-style brooch in a trusty metallic will also always work.
Ditto from the above! This golden swirl adds an intriguing detail to her trench.
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Emma is the fashion features editor at Marie Claire, where she writes deep-dive trend reports, zeitgeisty fashion featurettes on what style tastemakers are wearing, long-form profiles on emerging designers and the names to know, and human interest vignette-style round-ups. Previously, she was Marie Claire's style editor, where she wrote shopping e-commerce guides and seasonal trend reports, assisted with the market for fashion photo shoots, and assigned and edited fashion celebrity news.
Emma also wrote for The Zoe Report, Editorialist, Elite Daily, Bustle, and Mission Magazine. She studied Fashion Studies and New Media at Fordham University Lincoln Center and launched her own magazine, Childs Play Magazine, in 2015 as a creative pastime. When she's not waxing poetic about niche fashion topics, you'll find her stalking eBay for designer vintage, reading literary fiction on her Kindle, and baking banana bread in her tiny NYC kitchen.
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