1960s: HUMAN BILLBOARDS
In the movie “Office Space” they called it flair. We’re talking about buttons and pins with wacky slogans safety-pinned to clothing, backpacks, and other accessories, and Jennifer Aniston’s character freaked out and quit her job because she didn’t want to wear it – and we don’t blame her. The revived trend traces its roots to the 1960s and the anti-war movement, when pins instructed you to do such things as make love, not war.