Los Angeles - April 26, 2004

Faux Real

Magpie Brooches

This missive just in from the fashion pipeline: Stash the bling this spring. Accessories, like your tan, should be all kinds of fake.

Retro costume brooches, cardigan clips, and brazen bloom pins are back.

So yeah, you could drop a boatload on Chanel’s Camellia or spend hours scouring secondhand shops for its likeness. A better idea? Magpie’s affordable, adorable take on the classic brooch. Pin a pocket full of far-out fabric posies anywhere you please. The one-of-a-kind flower pins, brownie ties, hair clips, and cuffs make use of vintage buttons, mismatched felt and fabric, and a bit of TLC — and they look good paired with anything from couture to casual.

Faux, yes. Faux pas? Never.

Available online at madebymagpie.com.