Notes from the North
Stories on craft, care and Nordic-inspired design — made for everyday wear.
Rose Gold Brooches: How to Choose and Style Them
Look at rosy metal and colored stones together, then explore three wardrobe palettes: cream, navy and chocolate brown.
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Silver Brooches: How to Choose the Right Material and Style
Silver can describe a material, a surface or a color. Learn what to check, then compare three silver-tone...
How to Wear a Brooch on a Blazer: Placement, Proportion & Everyday Outfits
A familiar jacket, a different point of attention. Let the cut, the buttons and the way you wear...
Wedding Brooches: A Personal Detail for the Day
A brooch can be a small wedding-day signature. Start with its role, then choose the silhouette, support and...
What Jewelry to Wear With a Black Dress
What jewelry goes with a black dress? Choose gold, silver, pearls or color with neckline advice and three...
Can You Wear Gold and Silver Jewelry Together?
Gold earrings, a silver ring, a favorite brooch: learn how to bring different metal tones into one outfit...
Christmas Brooches: Small Treasures to Wear and Give
A little tree, a bright snowflake, a character that makes you smile. Holiday jewelry ideas centered on Christmas...
Pearl Brooches: How to Choose the Right Style, Material and Size
Read pearl and shell details, compare five distinct silhouettes, and choose a brooch by its full dimensions, weight...
How to Wear a Brooch: A Modern Guide to Placement, Clothes and Scale
A practical modern guide to brooch placement, scale, fabric support, fastening and styling across blazers, dresses, shirts, knits,...
Butterfly Brooch Meaning: How to Choose and Wear One
What does a butterfly brooch mean? Explore transformation, renewal, remembrance, true-scale styling and three current TUUGLOW butterfly designs.
Brooch vs. Pin: What’s the Difference—and Which Should You Choose?
What is a brooch, and how does it differ from a lapel or enamel pin? Compare fastenings, real...
How to Keep a Brooch Secure Without Damaging Clothes
Learn how to secure a brooch, match its weight to fabric, check the clasp and reduce pulling, pin...
How to Choose Zodiac Jewelry: Start with a Brooch
Twelve distinct zodiac brooch designs, practical styling ideas and a thoughtful guide to choosing a sign for yourself—or...