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Lapel pins are intended to be worn on the lapel of a coat or a jacket. Lapel pins are also called "badges" or "buttons". Of course, lapel pins need not be worn only on the lapel. Sometimes they are worn as a hat pin on a cap or even pinned onto a favorite bag. They can also be worn as tie tacks if the design allows.
Lapel pins can indicate the wearer's affiliation with an organization or cause; for example, American Flag lapel pins became very popular in the United States. One reason lapel pins are such a popular item is that they can be easily customized.
Custom lapel pins are a very versatile type of jewelry item, used in many different ways for many different purposes. Worn as identifiers by members of club and different organizations. Members wear the pins to meetings and special events to show their belonging to the organization.
There are military lapel pins, flag pins, sports pins, animal pins, entertainment pins, and of course custom pins.
Lapel pins are frequently used and worn as campaign pins during elections years (for example, elephants and donkeys). Lapel pins are are sometimes worn to create awareness. They are called awareness lapel pins (for example breast cancer research). There are lapel pins created as award lapel pins as symbols of achievement. Logo lapel pins also are often used as promotional items to stimulate purchase, for example.
Lapel pins are relatively inexpensive and many people all over the world have taken to collecting pins of all kinds. Manufactured with the use of metal, lapel pins typically come in unique shapes and an enamel finish that comes in different colors.
Lapel pins in the last fashion season weren't widely spread among the public. There was a clear fashion realm of elegance and respectability, but this season is remarkably democratic, colorful and frivolous.