Boho cat brooch in rose gold with turquoise and pink enamel

Boho cat brooch in rose gold, turquoise and raspberry pink

This brooch borrows from a long-standing tradition of folk and bohemian costume jewellery, the kind of brightly painted enamel pieces found on Etsy boho boards and in vintage Pinterest cat-brooch collections. The cat is seated and seen from three-quarters, drawn in hammered rose gold with engraved facial markings. Its belly is in matte cream enamel and decorated with three small turquoise-blue diamond cabochons; its collar is a thin raspberry-pink band engraved with dots; its long tail loops up over its back, painted half raspberry-pink, half rose gold, and finishes in an engraved spiral; a small mint-green enamel flower sits at the base of the front left paw, as if the cat had just picked it up. 5.5 cm tall.

What "boho" actually means for a brooch

"Boho" is a vague label that covers everything from genuine Romani-derived costume jewellery to Pinterest folk-revival pieces. In the context of a brooch, it generally means three things: a saturated multi-colour palette (turquoise, raspberry, mint, cream), folk-style decorative motifs (diamonds, dots, spirals, flowers), and an emphasis on warmth and personality rather than minimalism. This piece sits squarely in that aesthetic, and works particularly well as a statement on the kind of layered, mismatched outfits boho dressing favours.

Styling: denim, knit, fringed scarf, leather tote

Three placements where the design really delivers: at the high collar of a denim jacket, where the rose gold catches the light and the turquoise diamonds pop against indigo; on the corner of a fringed wool or pashmina scarf, where the curled tail echoes the fringe; on the lapel of a velvet blazer in deep teal or burgundy for an evening boho look. For more cat brooches with the same magnetic system, the dedicated cat brooches sub-collection is the natural rabbit hole; for the wider magnet-only edit, see magnetic brooches; for all animal motifs, the animal brooches section.

Magnetic clasp, scarf-safe and pinhole-free

The brooch is two pieces: a hammered rose-gold front holding all the visible design, and a small disc with two rare-earth magnets for the inside of the fabric. The two snap together through the textile, no pin, no piercing. The pull is calibrated for fabrics up to about 4 mm thick (silk crepe, cashmere knit, denim jacket, light wool coat), and the brooch can be moved from garment to garment in seconds without leaving any mark on the fabric.

Materials and care

Zinc alloy body with rose-gold plating. Cream, turquoise, raspberry-pink and mint-green enamel are applied by hand and sealed. The cream belly is matte, the turquoise diamonds are glossy, the raspberry tail is satin. Store the brooch flat in a soft pouch separate from other metal jewellery, wipe with a dry microfibre cloth, avoid perfume, hairspray and chlorinated water. The magnets keep their pull indefinitely under normal wear.

Technical specifications