Our Story
Be The Other was created with a simple idea:
you don’t need more clothes, you just need new ways to wear them.
What started with handmade brooches has grown into a collection of multi-wear pieces, including silk scarves designed to be styled, re-styled, and completely reimagined.
We believe accessories should do more than finish an outfit. They should transform it.
Each piece is designed to help you see your wardrobe differently, turning everyday looks into something personal, expressive, and entirely your own.
Because style isn’t about having more.
It’s about doing more with what you already have.
Values
Creative Confidence
Style is personal. Our pieces are designed to help you experiment, trust your instinct, and wear things your way.
Style Without Limits
Every piece is made to be worn more than one way, so your wardrobe always feels new, without needing more.
Reinspire
We’re here to help you fall back in love with what you already own. Less waste. More creativity.
Meet Monique
Be The Other started with a simple realisation, that the smallest details can completely change how you feel in what you wear.
I’ve always been drawn to the way a scarf or a brooch can transform an outfit. Not by adding more, but by changing how it’s worn. That idea became the foundation of the brand.
With a background in graphic design, I naturally saw accessories differently. Not as finishing touches, but as tools for creativity - pieces you can style, re-style, and reinterpret in your own way.
My earliest inspiration came from watching my mum effortlessly style scarves around her head, shoulders, and neck. Always making them her own. Later, I was drawn to the boldness of the 80s, where brooches were expressions of personality, not just decoration.
Be The Other is built on that same spirit: playful, versatile, and personal.
Because style isn’t about having more. It’s about doing more with what you already have.