Pinning Is #Winning — Georgia Perry’s Decorative Pins Pay Homage To Pop Culture Icons

Remember how, in the ’90s, backpacks, denim jackets and vests, jeans, and even baseball caps were brimming with decorative pins? Well, the trend is back in a major way. Like denim patches, which started staging a comeback last year, pins are surfacing after a 20-year slumber. But, this time, they’re not those oversize, laminated button pins, nor are they restricted to the realms of cartoon and video game characters, superhero comic books, and yellow smiley faces. From ice cream cones and pizza slices to lipsticks, rainbows, sunglasses, thunderbolts, kites, and emojis, the newest wave of figural, enamel-shaped pins is fun, irreverent, and totally cool.

Not sure you want to affix a pineapple-shaped pin to your lapel? Then check out some of the unique offerings from Australian graphic artist Georgia Perry, whose designs often pay tribute to influencers (past and present) in the realms of fashion, music, film, art, and even social media.

Fans of the late David Bowie, for instance, will swoon over the enamel and gold-plated Georgia Perry David Bowie Pin shown above at top, which measures 30 mm x 30 mm. A nod to the artwork featured on David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album, the pin features Bowie as his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, his hair dyed a paprika-esque red-orange color and styled into a mullet-like ‘do, a red-and-blue lightning bolt painted over one eye.

Another timeless icon celebrated in the collection is Jamaican singer, songwriter, actress, and supermodel Grace Jones, whose penchant for androgyny, hyper sexual image, strong facial features and assertive presence, and eccentric personal style have captivated audiences for decades.  The Georgia Perry Grace Jones Pin, pictured third above, focuses on one of the star’s most recognizable beauty looks: the purple eyeshadow and glossy red lips she rocked as May Day in the James Bond flick A View To A Kill.

Those looking for a more contemporary pop culture figure can try to KUWTK by rocking a pin honoring selfie queen Kim Kardashian. A realistic depiction of the reality TV star, the pin shows her black mane parted to the side and gathered into a low ponytail, her long and voluminous eyelashes framing her eyes, and her plump lips turned into a near-smile.

Other figures immortalized via Georgia Perry’s pins include lovably eccentric interior designer and fashion influencer Iris Apfel and Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Each pin retails for 19.95 AUD at GeorgiaPerry.net