The Gold Star Lapel Pin. The Gold Star Lapel Button was designed and created in 1947 for family members of those who died in combat. It is a gold star on a field of purple surrounded by laurel leaves.

Richard Nixon was the first president to consistently wear the flag lapel pin and the trend took off after September 11, 2001. Barack Obama tried not to wear it when, as a candidate, he said that ...

This week, CBS EcoMedia unveiled a "lapel pin" to go on advertising, a small leaf for what they call "eco-ads"--a typical ad on TV, radio, a billboard, or any other media, which sports the eco-ad ...

Some GOP lawmakers have been seen wearing lapel pins in the shape of miniature AR-15 rifles. Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, who owns a gun store, has taken responsibility for handing them out.

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It's a piece of metal with some red, white and blue enamel: the lapel pin. And for probable Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, a missing American flag pin is his fashion faux pas.

He says the flag lapel pins in his collection don’t really date back before mid-century. “I don’t think it was a common thing for men and women to wear before the Second World War,” he says.