Broach

Broach or brooch is a decorative jewellery piece, especially fashioned to be attached on an attire. Brooches can be made from precious metal such as gold, platinum, silver, etc. Cheaper options include those made using bronze, steel and other materials. Most broaches are delicately crafted with enamel or precious stones such as diamond, sapphire, and ruby and other gemstones embedded on it. Like most jewellery, it adorns you for that formal occasion. Aside from being a decorative piece, broaches sometimes serve a practical purpose of fastening. Especially to fasten scarves or cloaks.

The journey of broaches start from the Bronze Age when they were known as fibula. However, tracing the fast changing fashion in broaches is important, because they reveal a lot about the fashion trends of a particular era. Ancient broaches were ornamental clasp known to be used by Romans, Greeks and Celts. Broaches of this period were made from perishable material such as bones and other Neolithic materials. The fashion continued until 800 A.D., when European tribes were known to migrate to these places. They bought broaches made from ceramic. These were particularly like a large safety-pin, having the functionality of holding cloth together. They portrayed the ethnicity and class of the wearer. Soon, they were also used as military batches ñ the concept is still in existence.