farmerdave
master brummie
Between the ages of about 10 and 15 many boys would wear at least one lapel badge on their blazer. One of the most common was the Ian Allen locospotters badge which came in a variety of colours depending on which railway region was represented. I know that I also had a triangular YHA badge, a National Trust badge and an I-Spy badge. Lapel badges also seem to be very popular with American Presidents. You would hardly ever see George W Bush, Obama or Trump without their lapel badge of the Stars and Stripes. I'm sure that there are many other examples of lapel badges being worn. Is it more of a boy/male thing? Dave.