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Cool Girl Brooches That Won't Break The Bank
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items Vintage and secondhand brooches that look like you spent way more than you did. Every piece is sourced from eBay, and the kind of thing you pin on a blazer, a bag, or a headband and never want to take off!!
Would look great on a linen shirt or on a headband. Also incredible on a straw tote strap for summer. The red rhinestones make it feel expensive
NWOT Crab Brooch Lapel Pin Gold Toned Red Rhinestone Crystal Sea Life
The chaos of multiple dangling kittens is exactly the energy of someone who is extremely put together but also a little unhinged. Wear it on a blazer lapel and let it do the talking.
Vintage Gold Tone Cat Charm Brooch Circle Medallion Dangle Kittens Sweet Unique
This one has a whole biography. She has been somewhere. She has lived. Pin her on a black coat and people will ask where you got it???
MEXICO TAXCO ANTIQue Dancing Lady Sterling Silver BROOCH/PIN
Two of them. The drama is doubled. Pinned together on a silk scarf tied around a bag, this is an entire personality.
Vintage Sterling Silver Mexico Flamenco Dancer Brooch Pin Pair Figural
One of my favorites!!
Vintage Vogue Art Deco 1920s Lady Walking Dog Brooch Pin Badge Boxer Terrier
This is the one that starts conversations at dinner parties. Slightly eerie, very cool!!
Vintage Sculptural Gold-Tone Multi Face Art Brooch Pin Unique Artistic Design
Slow, unbothered, jeweled. Pin this on a chunky knit and it becomes the whole outfit. The green rhinestones against warm gold is such a good color combination.
Vintage Gold Tone Copper Tone Unique Turtle With Green Rhinestones Brooch Pin
The leopard brooch is a classic for a reason. This one in gold tone with enamel detail feels very old money without trying. Collarbone of a white button down, always.
Vintage Unique Rhinestone And Enamel Leopard Gold-Tone Brooch
Delicate but with enough sparkle to not be boring. The kind of brooch you pin to a coat and forget about until someone compliments it three weeks later.
Unique Bird Rhinestone Crystal Gold-tone Brooch Pin
The tassel element is what makes this one different from the rest of the list. Movement, texture, color. Pin it lower on a jacket or on a bag strap where it can actually swing.
Vintage Unique Blue Bead Tassel Gold tone Pin Brooch
The stingray shape is genuinely unusual and the mixed blue rhinestones feel very collected-not-bought. This one looks like it belongs in a jewelry box that has a story behind it.
Vintage Art Deco Style Silver Tone Mixed Blue Rhinestone Brooch, Stingray Unique
Four inches of fringe on a brooch is a commitment and that is exactly why it works. This is the statement piece of the list. One brooch, plain everything else.
Estate Find Vintage Art Deco Brooch Pin 1950s Unique Gold Tone Flowing Fringe 4"
Purple enamel fairy = instant personality. Pin to a black blazer lapel, a denim jacket, or right on a tote bag
Vintage Purple Enamel Fairy Pin Brooch Unmarked Unique
Articulated means the arms and legs actually swing as you walk, which is unhinged in the best way. Multi-color rhinestones = pairs with literally everything. Pin to a black blazer or denim jacket 💘
Vintage Articulated Clown Brooch Pin Multi-color Sparkle Rhinestones Gold Tone
A whole zoo for the price of one brooch. Cluster three on a blazer lapel for some major bling💘
VTG Style Animal Brooch Lot 14 Rhinestone Enamel Tiger Dragon Squirrel Camel
Schiaparelli-coded giraffe brooch. Pin to a camel coat, a cream blazer, or thread it on a velvet ribbon as a brooch necklace 💘
Vintage Rhinestone Giraffe Brooch Gold Tone Black Enamel Animal Pin Statement
An Art Deco flapper walking a borzoi, like a wearable Erté print. Vogue magazine provenance is the real collector-girl flex. Pin to a wool coat lapel or silk scarf 💘
Vintage Brooch Vogue Magazine Art Deco Flapper Lady Walking Dog Silver Tone
Jeweled insect brooch, the easiest way to make a plain outfit a moment. Wear on a silk scarf, lapel, or use it to clip a cardigan closed 💘
Vtg Large Gold Tone Rhinestone Fly Bug Insect Pin Brooch Red Gem Eyes Signed HAR
AJC is the vintage costume brand collectors actually hunt. Gold slot machine on a black turtleneck = unmatched 💘
AJC American Jewelry Company Slot Machine Pin Brooch Movable Lever Vintage
Red enamel slot machine, Vegas in the best way. Pin to a denim jacket for instant personality 💘
SLOT MACHINE MOVABLE SPINNING PIN BROOCH SIGNED AJC Gambler Gold Tone Red Enamel