Member lapel pins out, necklaces in, say women in Congress Fashion sense, practicality cited as
and some lighthearted news for the day.
Member lapel pins out, necklaces in, say women in Congress
Fashion sense, practicality cited as reasons for growing trend
http://admin.rollcall.com/news/member-lapel-pins-out-necklaces-in-vogue-say-women-in-congress
Posted Sep 20, 2019 5:30 AM
Eleanor Van Buren
Cherokee Nation prepares vote on its first congressional delegate Andy Kim is paying his pen pal forward Sen. Amy Klobuchar lays out 100 actions for first 100 days if she wins White House
Florida Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell says people are noticing female lawmakers wearing their member pins as necklace pendants because there are more women in the House. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
While big jewelry and bold statement chains made headlines last week during New York Fashion Week, an increasing number of women in the House are starting a fashion trend of their own: wearing their member pins as a necklace pendant.
Traditionally, the House member pin, given out to lawmakers to distinguish them from staffers and visitors, is worn pierced through fabric as its menswear name suggests — on a suit lapel. While members are not required to wear them, the pins can be an easy way for the Capitol Police to identify the freshman class of lawmakers each Congress — or perhaps some of the more obscure members of the House.
And while spouses get issued their own pin, gendered presumptions persist. “I still get mistaken — even went over to the Senate Gallery and [a guard] said, ‘No spouses allowed,’” said third-term Michigan Democrat Debbie Dingell, who succeeded her husband, longtime Rep. John D. Dingell.
= new reply since forum marked as read
