Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Custom Lapel Pin Etiquette For Men

By Karina Frost


Human beings are total fools for beauty. People from all walks of life often give utmost importance to the outside appearance more than anything else. They are easily drawn by anything that is beautiful, which gives the aesthetically pleasing utmost power over most of the population. Beauty standards are also set, trying to give people an idea of what really constitutes beauty. This has often led to humans doing all they possibly could just to adhere to such ridiculous standards.

Well, ridiculous or not, majority of human beings still strive hard to be beautiful. They buy the trendiest clothes. They pair it up with expensive footwear. They carry fashionable bags around, and put on their jewelries. Women own matching sets mostly, while the fashionable men often choose custom lapel pin to look good in formal suits.

These small things are often made from so many different materials. They can be made of cloisonne, off set, soft enamel, or even die struck style. Some are even made of nickel, silver, and gold parts. They are generally really small to exude the aura of subtlety and elegance.

Lapel pins and formal jackets go way back to previous years. These minute pins are often attached to the lapel of a dinner jacket or a business suit, which is why they are called such. They can be either one of two things. There are those only worn as some sort of ornamentation, with no actual meaning whatsoever for the one using it.

A few only wear pins with no symbolic representation, though. Most lapel pins are worn as a sign of affiliation to a certain group. These symbolic pins, whether they are company logos, organizational symbols, or the national flag, are always worn with care and utmost pride.

These things are usually worn on the left lapel of a dinner jacket or a business suit. The wearer should also ensure that his pin is secured, as they can be really hard to look for when they get lost. A standard design is often very subtle and small, with no larger than half an inch in any dimension.

Some pins are even actually sewn into the buttonhole of the left lapel. But, if a detachable one is used, it is recommended that you pin it up in the close vicinity of the buttonhole. One way to go about it is to have it pinned at the outside seam of the said buttonhole, in a straight line from it.

Even though majority of the men wear those on the left, it is not a mortal fashion sin to wear one on the right. In the absence of a jacket, one can even wear it in the center of a necktie. There are only some organizations, however, who follow strict dress codes, even down to the precise location such things should be attached.

They rose to fame due to their much publicized appearance on the clothing of powerful men in the society. They are famously known as part of the fashion ensemble of congressmen, dignitaries, and other political officials. They are also worn by businessmen especially during business congress meetings and the like.




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