Friday, September 11
In a July 2025 article in The Financial Times , Frank Everett, Sotheby’s vice chair of jewellery, proclaimed that the brooch is back. Everett has been talking about the return of the brooch for a decade now but this time round, he says, it is legit. Even as you remain skeptical, there’s one area that the brooch seems to have pinned its hopes on: the men’s suits. The Met Gala 2025 was a parade of brooches as attendees pinned the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” with a brooch. Punctuating most of the slick lapels, stylists called it the breakout trend of the night. At the Oscars again, brooches were front and centre.Stylist and image consultant Rishi Raj—a self-confessed brooch addict— says that brooches are having a moment because people are craving individuality, espe
