Tuesday, March 20, 2012

BADGE OF HONOUR

Brooches are totally one of my things. They are such an easy, cheap, cool way of conveying personality through style. I have a small collection of brooches and badges, and here is a selection of them!

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I think I have had this tiny peacock brooch since I was little. I assume it was my mother's, but it has always sat in my jewellery box, waiting for me to grow into it. Like a lot of my mum's old stuff, I used to think it was daggy, but Past Jess had no style!

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The moustachioed dinosaur is from my friend Kaari, for my last birthday. It's from Etsy and it's made of felt and it's awesome and suave and adorable.

I can't even remember where I got the amber-stone brooch, but I never wear it because it's too fancy. It's like something I would wear if I were invited to some posh award ceremony. But I love the design anyway.

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These badges were from Smiggle, I think, back when they first opened. I bought a bunch of them, but the "this badge is intentionally blank" one was the best of the lot. So witty and ironic! Like me!

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Okay, some of these photos were actually taken on different days, I just wear collared shirts all the time. Anyhow, the polar bear brooch is from A Skulk of Foxes and it's my favourite, I wear it all the time with everything. The space invader one is also from Smiggle, I believe.

So there you have it! I want to expand my collection and I'm looking for more animal-themed badges. I'm thinking a sloth, because sloths are the shit.

6 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, I love those badges. And I can't wholly see them, but I love the color of the red and mustard sweaters (?) ! Have you made an outfit post with them yet? I love the colors!

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  2. Oh shoot! I've been dying to get my hands on some good pins/badges because they are so very twee. I love yours. ;)

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  3. I like how brooches are your thing, these ones are cute. I don't have any of my own, though, I'm not much of an accessoriser!

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  4. Ohh, I always envy people who pull of brooches nicely. As far as my accessories are concerned, a wear a watch, ring, earrings.. and occasionally a scarf or necklace... but that's it.

    I really like your collared shirts too... I should invest in them more. They're nice. :)

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  5. this blog is a good example of style and taste.
    @paquetevistasbi

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  6. Ooh, I was so into brooches and badges back in the day - why in the world did I get out of that?? I'm off to dig through my jewelry boxes!

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