The Cost-Effective Accessory That Upgrades All Outfits

While chokers have become so omnipresent it's weird when outfits don't feature at least one (layering them is now key), and corsages have been staging a decorative comeback thanks to Gucci's popularity, there has been another piece of statement jewellery stepping into the fashion scene: the brooch.

Yes, they're beloved of the Queen and most likely your nan (well, granny is an inspiration this season), but they're also worn on repeat by Alexa Chung and have been adopted by Rihanna, who wore a handful dotted into her red carpet hairdo just this weekend. Lately, we've been hooked on the Instagram account of jewellery collector and designer Emilee Anne, who found 101 ingenious ways to reuse your favourite pins.

So click away to discover the free outfit updates you can do now—so long as you have a brooch or two on hand. But if you don't, simply shop from our favourites in the gallery below.

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1. Embellish Lace-Up Shoes
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2. Pop Mini Brooches in Your Hair Like Rihanna
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3. Decorate a Plain Black Dress
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4. Pin in Unexpected Places
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5. Fasten Onto Party Boots
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6. Add a Single Brooch to Your Biker Jacket
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7. Keep a Fur Stole in Place
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8. Go All-Out With a Giant Corsage
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9. Make Coat Cuffs a Statement
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10. Give a Black Choker Another Dimension
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Hannah Almassi
Editor in Chief

Hannah Almassi is the editor in chief of Who What Wear UK. Hannah has been part of the the Who What Wear brand since 2015, when she was hired to launch a UK sister site and social channels, localise content strategy and build out the editorial team. She joined following a seven-year tenure at Grazia magazine, where she led front-of-book news, fashion features and shopping specials as fashion news and features editor. With experience in both print and digital across fashion and beauty, Hannah has over 15 years in the field as a journalist, editor, content strategist and brand consultant. Hannah has interviewed industry heavyweights such as designers including Marc Jacobs and Jonathan Anderson through to arbiters of taste including Katie Grand and Anna Dello Russo. A skilled moderator and lecturer specialising in the shift to digital media and e-commerce, Hannah’s opinion and work has been sought by the likes of CNBC, BBC, The Sunday Times Style, The Times and MatchesFashion.com, among many others.

Hannah currently resides in Eastbourne with her photographer husband, incredibly busy toddler and highly Instagrammable cat.