Patent ID: 7685682

Claim:
A method of attaching a boutonniere to a garment of a wearer comprising: providing a boutonniere attachment device, the boutonniere attachment device comprising a backing member and a pin member, the pin member having a pointed terminal end, the pin member being attached to the backing member and extending from the backing member to the pointed terminal end; positioning the boutonniere attachment device between the wearer and a portion of the garment and thereafter passing a portion of the pin member through the portion of the garment in a manner such that the portion of the pin member is external to the garment while the backing member remains positioned between the portion of the garment and the wearer, the portion of the pin member comprising the pointed terminal end; and passing at least part of the portion of the pin member at least partially through the boutonniere in a manner such that a portion of the boutonniere presses against the garment in a manner securing the boutonniere to the garment.