The designer brooch is like the Hollywood starlet of your wardrobe – they’re small, terribly pretty and very influential – everything feels just that little bit more special when they’re around.

Add a Chanel pin to a silk blouse or a Saint Laurent heart to your jackets lapel and it immediately makes the rest of your outfit look more ‘important’.

Case in point – the dress in todays pic is in fact from J.Crew… but I bet you thought it was Chanel…

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Follow the link below for my edit of the best designer brooches that you can buy online…

1. Givenchy vintage key brooch, $175
2. Chanel pearl and gold plated brooch, $100
3. Chanel vintage bow tie brooch, $411.76
4. Chanel vintage pearl brooch, $564.74
5. Yves Saint Laurent vintage ebony heart brooch, $310
6. Karl Lagerfeld vintage logo brooch, $256.45

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