Her personal clothing when I first saw her off the set of The Sandpiper that fall in Paris was very Jackie-O -- a simple boxy sleeveless, knee-length sheath with tons of double top-stitching and personalized by a mega over-the-top diamond and emerald brooch over her left breast, and an Audrey Hepburnesque Pucci scarf tied around her chin, walking a puffy pooch on a pink leather and diamond leash.
Place the top part of the brooch over the textile to give you an idea of where the hook will be (see the "plus" sign).
Another ad advises, "Think about... dressing up a tee with an overlooked family heirloom — try your grandmother's classic pearls or an over-the-top brooch".
Well, that is if you want an over-sized, funky brooch which is definitely going to look... strange.
The little bags in fruit shapes looked a little more finished, but just as child-like · Prada also featured giant perspex and plastic necklaces, as well as wisely carrying over its popular boat brooches from last season.
For women, it is a kira, a sari-like garment, fastened with ornate brooches and worn over a wraparound skirt.
There will be diamonds, pearls, emeralds, rubies and sapphires; rings, earrings, necklaces, brooches, tiaras and more in a sale expected to make over $30m£19m9m).
At the Park, I found her: Amanda Summers, 24, a makeup artist, who was wearing a Victoria's Secret slip skirt, red fishnets and an altered "I Love New York" T-shirt fastened over one shoulder with a vintage brooch.
She wore a small plaid crossed over shawl pinned with a silver brooch, a bed jacket, and a full kilted petticoat.
Just about every family with anything worth handing down winds up fighting from the death over who really deserved Grandma's diamond brooch or Dad's gold watch.
But just when the audience thought the speeches were over, Mr. John took to the stage, wearing an uncharacteristically subdued black tuxedo with a shiny brooch, and delivered a forceful speech about the continuing fight against AIDS.
