There’s a difference between getting dressed and having style which essentially boils down to one thing: intention. Being dressed is simply not being naked. Having style is taking pause and thinking about how to be, what to wear and crucially, the items to add and subtract from these equations.

A shortcut, surefire way to add style to one’s look? A brooch. Let go of any associations you might have (ladies who lunch, grandmothers, Madeleine Albright) and pin one on. From Erdem to Tory Burch to hotter-than-the-sun Miu Miu, brooches were all over the spring catwalks this season. They’re gender-neutral, timeless (just ask Nanna) and simple to style (for those in doubt, add them to the breast of your coat. Bonus points for scarves and shirts).