Wear Lapel Pins to Show Your Spirit

Lapel pins are more than jewelry or wearable art; they reveal the wearer's passion, affiliation, hobby, or travels.

Many people fervently collect and trade lapel pins like other people collect and trade baseball cards. Speaking of baseball, which team sells the most lapel pins? The New York Yankees! Each Olympics also has a signature or commemorative lapel pin that you can get at Disneyland, the Bronx Zoo, or the New Mexico tourism bureau. Any interest you have can literally be worn on your sleeve (or lapel).

Lapel pins became popular during the middle of the 21st century when people began wearing pins to show support for their presidential candidates. A rare pin showing Abraham Lincoln was valued at more than $650. Before these pins were shipped all over the country, most people didn’t even know what Abraham Lincoln looked like. These early political lapel pins evolved into the campaign buttons we know so well today.

Aside from political declarations, a lapel pin can have great personal significance. While shopping at a department store, you might see an employee wearing a “diamond” star lapel pin earned through their outstanding level of service to the business. Lapel pins are often given as badges of honor to excellent performers, teachers, and service people. After 9/11, many Americans began wearing lapel pins showing the World Trade Center. Wearing a specific lapel pin lets the world know what the wearer considers important. Today the skyrocketing sale of American flag pins reflects people’s desire to show their patriotism and support.

Collecting and trading lapel pins is a worldwide phenomenon, not just an American pastime. Many countries have websites and forums just for lapel pin traders and collectors. The Olympics also provides a forum for pin collectors and traders to meet. However, going online, you can find international collectors any time from the comfort of your own home.

The market to create custom pins for businesses and service clubs is quite large, with hundreds of manufacturers to choose from.

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