What is flair and how do you rock it?

The definition for flair is  stylishness and originality, also synonymous with panache, elan and pizzaz.

Fashion pundits are using the word as a way to describe adding pins and patches to your clothing to create a style that is personality filled and fun.

Adding flair started several years ago with designers like Fendi adding charms, puffy fur balls and other whimsical items to their high-fashion handbag. Suddenly, buying monogrammed fobs and glittery charms for your handbag gave you the feeling you were creating a custom look.Today, flair has morphed into a high/low fashion trend. From $5 pins and patches to add to clothing to stockpiling glam faux diamond studded pins and wearing them en masse on a sweater or blazer.

The adding flair trend will be huge for spring (Pinterest says searches for customizable flair is up 800% in recent months) and every shape, style and age can indulge in the trend. We give you two great options for sharing your flair in fashion.

Pins and Patches

Let the world know you are in love with coffee, dogs and rainbows. Or shout out to your favorite sports team. Adding patches and pins to the collar of your denim jacket or the brim of your hat is about showing your flair. (And harkens back to the days of collecting your favorite Pokemon cards or other toys in a I'm-still-a-kid-at-heart sort of way.)

Show your style (love Diet Coke and shoes?) with fun pins meant to give your denim a personal touch.Elegant Flair

A cluster of brooches feels very "more is more" glamour when pinned to a blazer topping frayed jeans and booties. The perfect mix of over-the-top and edgy, this is the flair for the sophisticate.

Adding flair that feels elegant (and decidedly cheeky) is about pinning more than one bauble at a time. A solo brooch is dated, a trio is flair.