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{Other Diddies} The Poppy gets a make-over.

November 9, 2011 | 3 Comments

There’s something about the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal that always makes me smile. I love that in a country divided politically, almost all of Londoners come together from mid-October to mid-November to support the troops by wearing that iconic poppy on their lapel. 

This year, jewelry designer Kleshna capitalized on making the poppy a little more durable, and a lot more fashionable. 


These pieces debuted on the contestants of the X-factor, and ever since have been sold out on the Royal British Legion’s website. You can, however, still get a select few on the Kleshna website. 

The upside, your poppy will last through the years and looks pretty too. The downside, at around £40.00 for the broach, only 10 percent of proceeds go to the Royal British Legion, which when you have to buy at least 5 per year of the paper variety, isn’t that much. 
Do you rock a poppy during November? 
{Pictures 1 and 5 via The Daily Mail, Pictures 2-4 via the Kleshna website}

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Filed Under: Other Diddies, Practical Tid-Bits, Royal British Legion, The Poppy Appeal

Comments

  1. Zaggora Girl says

    November 9, 2011 at 11:15 am

    Love this post.

    Also noticed the wide variety of 'funked up' poppies this year.

    Respect the effort but really, less is often more.

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  2. Carol says

    November 9, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    I am usually in London for a week or so in late October, early November and the first thing I do is get my poppy at Heathrow. It's really nice to be a part of something very different plus I always get lots of questions when I return home. Alas, I am home this year, but I did get one in Winsor, Ontario the other day. I will be wearing my flag on Friday for Veteren's Day but the poppy is just a bit more fashionable.

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  3. hampers says

    March 1, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    Big improvement and very needed facelift. Three cheers!

    Reply

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