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Why Are Flower Brooches Everywhere?

The New York Times says a flower accessory from the early aughts is back, and Grazia reports Dior showed pin bouquets spilling over couture necklines.

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Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on this story, from The BBN Weekend Matinee at 1:54 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The New York Times's, the jokes are ours.

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  • First reported by The New York Times: “Why Are Flower Brooches Everywhere?”, with reporting from Rewind Vintage Affairs, Grazia and Stars and Vogue.
  • Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 1:54 PM ET on The BBN Weekend Matinee, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFlower brooches are spreading across the fashion landscape, and officials of style are asking why.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe New York Times reports an accessory from the early aughts has returned.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKenji, it's a flower pin.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Times also calls it a perennial delight for those who know, which is the most relaxed thing a newspaper has ever said.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA perennial that went quiet and came back. In my world that's called a reboot, and reboots are never an accident.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCarrie Bradshaw wore an oversized flower corsage, and Rewind Vintage Affairs says it's still one of the most enduring style references of the two thousands.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it never left.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNever left, and now it's on socks. Recent runway shows pinned crystal brooches to ribbed socks, worn with loafers or Mary Janes.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe flowers are moving down.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnkles are simply being included in the conversation.

  11. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGrazia says Dior showed bouquets of sculptural pins spilling over the neckline of gowns. Spilling, Vera.

  12. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's a flower breach at the highest level of couture.

  13. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSpilling is the word for a floral arrangement. Vogue has named brooches a standout accessory of the fall, according to one fashion site.

  14. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a lapel with good press. Pep talk rating?

  15. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSeven. Strong opening, no hook, and you're still wearing the brooch from the segment before this one.

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