From Basic to Brilliant: How to Style Your Jacket with Textile Jewelry
We all have one: that one favorite jacket. Maybe it's a timeless blazer, a cool denim jacket, or a comfortable cardigan. Although a 'basic' jacket forms a perfect foundation, it could sometimes use a little pizzazz.
At Just the Jacket, we believe you don't need a new wardrobe to look different; you just need the right accessories. In this blog, we share our favorite tips for transforming your jacket with unique textile jewelry.
1. The Button Cover: Give your buttons an upgrade.
Do you have a jacket with boring buttons? You don't have to get out the needle and thread. Button covers are the ideal solution. You simply slide them over your existing buttons.
Style tip: Use button covers in a contrasting color for a playful effect, or choose a subtle texture to instantly give your jacket a luxurious look.
2. Playing with Brooches and Pins
Brooches are no longer 'old-fashioned'. Textile materials are precisely what allow you to add softness and unique shapes to a sleekly cut jacket.
The Statement Brooch
Sometimes one item is enough. Opt for one large statement brooch on your lapel. This immediately draws attention and makes a powerful statement. Ideal for a business meeting where you want to show just that creative touch. For example the Brooch pin with gold chain and pearls
The 'Art Wall' of Pins
Can't choose? You don't have to! Combine various small pins and brooches.
- Mix & Match: Group them on your breast pocket or spread them across the collar.
- Extra Flair: Choose pins with a small chain in between. This gives a vintage, almost regal look and adds movement to your outfit.
3. Sleeve Holders: Practical and fashionable
Nothing is more annoying than sleeves that constantly slip down when you have rolled them up. Our sleeve holders solve this problem, but they do more than that. They add an unexpected detail to your wrists.
Why choose textile jewelry? Textile jewelry offers a number of major advantages:
- Durable: A jacket you’ve had for years feels like new again.
- Versatility: Not just for jackets. Pins: Can also be worn on a hat, a fabric bag, or a thick scarf. Button covers: Work perfectly on a blouse or even on the sleeve buttons of a cardigan. Sleeve holders: Can also serve as a creative 'bracelet' worn over a tight sleeve.
- Stains or holes: Do you have a small hole in your favorite blazer or a stain that didn't come out in the wash? A strategically placed textile brooch or a cluster of pins covers this up perfectly. You don't have to throw away your jacket; instead, you give it a decorative upgrade.
Did you know? By matching your accessories, you can wear the same jacket to a wedding as well as to work. It’s all in the details!
Conclusion
Your jacket is the canvas, and our accessories are the paint. Whether you go for a subtle button upgrade with button covers or go all out with a collection of pins and brooches: with the Just the Jacket collection, you turn every basic piece into a unique item.
Ready to give your jacket an upgrade? Check out our latest collection of brooches, pins, and more here!
Written by Manon, founder of Just the Jacket. Read more about my story here