Magnetic cat brooches that hold without a pin

Every cat brooch here fastens magnetically. Two magnetic plates grip the cloth between them, so nothing pierces the fabric and nothing is left behind when you take it off. Motifs run from a single cat to a pair on a swing, or a whole family lined up together, in black enamel, gold tone, silver tone or brighter colours, some set with crystals or an imitation stone. Each listing names the finish and gives the measured height where it is known.

Every cat brooch in the range

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The picture is what sells a cat brooch. The fastening is what decides whether it ever leaves the drawer again: everything here holds by magnet, so there is no pinhole and no argument with a silk blouse.

A magnet instead of a pin, and what it changes

Pins mark the weave, and the brooch tips forward as soon as the motif has any weight to it. A magnetic fastening does away with both. The front plate sits flat, the back plate does the work, and the piece lifts off without leaving a hole. Grip depends mostly on how thick the fabric is: easy on a cotton shirt, firmer on a blazer lapel. A quilted coat is worth a trial run before you go out, and so is a very loose knit. Anyone who came here for the pieces that hold without a pin rather than for the cats will find the rest of them there.

Black cat brooches, silver tones and the rest of the palette

Colour is usually what settles it, and the range splits fairly evenly between the cool end and the warm one. Ginger cats, taupe and brown pieces, a rose-gold piece with a violet flower and blue-grey family groups fill in between. Some pieces carry crystals or imitation stones, marbled or translucent, which catch the light quite differently from flat enamel.

Colourways and what they sit well with
ColourwayReads asWorks against
Black enamelGraphic, high contrastCamel, grey, navy, cream
Silver toneUnderstatedCool blues, charcoal, denim
Gold toneWarm and slightly dressyCream knitwear, brown, olive
Multicolour and stonesThe talking pointPlain, unpatterned cloth

Where the drawing style takes over

Some cats are cut as clean silhouettes; others are drawn in an Art Deco line or painted as small portraits. The vintage pieces lean towards the pin-up look, bow tie included. At the other end of the scale sit the illustrated ones, spectacles and scooters and umbrellas and all. Size follows the drawing, so an illustrated cat takes up noticeably more lapel than a plain silhouette.

Looking after enamel and magnets

Take the brooch off before the garment goes in the wash. A dry, soft cloth deals with dust; perfume and hairspray go on first, never onto a brooch already in place. Store the pieces apart from each other, away from keys and clips, which will jump to the magnet, and away from bank cards, whose magnetic strips do not enjoy the company. The same fastening runs through the rest of the animal range, dogs and owls included.