pinback
Wearable metal decoration
A pinback is a small decorative or commemorative badge with a pin-and-clasp fastener on the reverse for attaching to clothing.
The term covers campaign buttons, collectible pins, and the fastening mechanism itself.
As an adjective, it describes this attachment style: a pinback button, pinback earrings.
Decorative fastening ornament
- corsageWearable formal occasion flowers
- lapelJacket's front fold
- accessorySupplementary addition
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
adornment · ornament · ensemble · statement · jewelry · accent · layering · styling
Worn symbol of membership
- buttonDisc through a hole
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- sloganMemorable promotional phrase
- promotionalRelated to marketing efforts
logo · emblem · symbol · lapel · metal · plastic · round · enamel
Formal organizational connection
- membershipState of belonging
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- crestHighest point or tuft
patch · representation · unity · group · association · club · fandom · solidarity
Securing device that clicks
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- hookCurved catching device
- clipCut or attach
- securingMaking firmly fixed
attachment · fixing · locking · spring-loaded · mechanism
brooch
Decorative fastening ornament
embellishment · adornment · ornament · ensemble · statement · jewelry · accent · layering · styling · coordinate
badge
Worn symbol of membership
promotional · logo · emblem · symbol · lapel · metal · plastic · round · enamel · decorative
affiliation
Formal organizational connection
- membershipState of belonging
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
crest · patch · representation · unity · group · association · club · fandom · solidarity · activism
clasp
Securing device that clicks
securing · attachment · fixing · locking · spring-loaded · mechanism
vintage
Quality from past eras
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- tradingExchanging for value
- rareSeldom found or seen
antique · nostalgia · collector · convention · enamel · series · display · archive · swap
indie
Produced outside majors
- cameo brooches
- broochesbrooches, diamond brooch, fibula