Where to start: magnets first, then the motif you like

  • Magnetic brooches

    A magnetic brooch closes on itself: the front piece sits on the cloth, a magnetic plate holds it from behind, and nothing is pierced. Take it off and the garment is exactly as it…

  • Animal brooches

    Cats, dogs, owls, turtles, elephants and fish: our animal brooches cover the whole menagerie, in gold, silver and enamelled colours. Most of them fasten with a magnet rather…

  • Insect Brooches

    Insect brooches at Mode Tendance are built around three winged shapes, the bee, the butterfly and the dragonfly, all in costume jewellery. There is no pin. A magnetic housing…

  • Heart Brooches

    This page brings together the brooches built around a heart motif: a single heart, joined pairs, stacked trios and overlapping arrangements, in silver, gold or rose gold tones.…

  • Flower Brooches

    Our flower brooch category brings together costume jewellery with floral motifs, magnetic for the most part (magnetic system without a pin to pierce), plus one classic pin model.…

  • Women Brooches

    Every brooch on this page pictures a female figure. Some show her full length, others stop at the face, and a third group draws a little girl in a wide hat. What they share is a…

  • Tree of Life Brooches

    A tree of life brooch turns a single, well-known outline into a piece of jewellery: roots below, a short trunk, a canopy opened out into a circle. This page gathers the pieces…

  • Christmas Brooches

    The Christmas brooches gathered here are winter pieces: an enamel motif lifted with rhinestones, set on a magnetic fastening that goes on and comes off without a pin. Wear one…

  • Fruit Brooches

    Two fruit brooches, both held by a magnet rather than a pin. Each one is enamelled onto gold-tone metal and measures roughly six centimetres across, which is large enough to read…

Explore our fashion brooches for women

What a magnetic brooch will hold

The magnet sits on either side of the cloth, which suits fine knitwear, a shirt collar or a coat lapel. Anything thick or padded is where the pin still wins, because it goes straight through. On loose weaves, place the brooch where a seam or a facing gives the fabric a little support.

Coats, knitwear and lighter tops

A lapel, the top of a pocket and a scarf knot all take a brooch well. On a fine jumper, a smaller piece keeps the knit flat; on a wool coat, a wider one reads better from a distance.

Bags, hats and collars

Felt hats, canvas bags and denim jackets hold the heavier designs well. Check the measurements given on the product page so the piece suits the surface you have in mind.

Motifs across our brooches

Flowers and hearts each have a section of their own, so start with the daisies, bouquets and abstract flower shapes or the ones built around a heart.

Where to wear it, and what to look at

Where to wear it, and what to look at
PlacementWhat to look at
Coat or blazer lapelA wider design, kept to a single layer of cloth
Fine knitwearA smaller, lighter piece that will not drag the stitches
Scarf or collarEnamel or resin, with no sharp edge against the skin
Bag, hat or denimA pin fastening, or a magnet on a single layer of fabric

Looking after fashion brooches

Take the brooch off before the garment goes in the wash. Dust comes away with a soft dry cloth. Keep the two magnet halves together when you put it away, and store the piece apart from other jewellery so the enamel and the stones stay unmarked.