Jonas Brothers Use Dog Tags to Court Support for Diabetes Outreach

By: Lynda Belchers Click author's name for more of his/her articles

When it comes to amazing celebrity trends, dog tags are right up there with some of the latest fashion and beauty styles. However, for this accessory trend, one celebrity is wearing it for more than just a reason to add flash and pizzazz to their wardrobe.

Nick Jonas, of the uber famous Jonas Brothers music trio, rocks a dog tag that demonstrates his struggle --- and the struggle of others --- with diabetes. In fact, to further illustrate his commitment to overcoming the disease, Nick Jonas recently teamed up with Bayer Diabetes Care to launch a line of dog tags specifically to benefit the Jonas Brothers’ Change for the Children Foundation. The launch of the tags also coincided with National Diabetes Month. The tags have become as much a true celebrity fashion statement as they have a statement in support of diabetes.

These fashionable, yet charitable, dog tags come in two versions, to ensure that a wide audience can wear them, even if they are not personally affected by diabetes. The first has the word “diabetes” on the back and is geared towards those with the disease. The second tag is designed without the word so that there is an option for those without diabetes that simply want to support the cause. Both versions have the words “a little bit longer ... and I'll be fine,” which is a reference to a Jonas Brothers song written about Nick’s struggle with diabetes.

The cost of each tag is $5, which half of the proceeds going to the Change for the Children Foundation for diabetes care and research. This ensures that these fashionable celebrity tags are affordable for fans that want to support the Jonas Brothers and their cause. Using dog tags to express this is the perfect way to make fans feel like they are part of something big; for this reason, the tags are selling out around the country.

In addition to viewing paparazzi pictures of the Jonas Brothers wearing the tags, Disney cohort Miley Cyrus has also been seen wearing one of the tags in support of the campaign. While it has been reported that she is doing it in support of Nick because of their purported past relationship, Miley has said that she is simply trying to support a great cause and rock a trendy, fabulously stylish dog tag accessory.

This kind of creative celebrity outreach through the use of dog tag accessories underscores how versatile they are, in terms of style and fashion. Since they can be engraved and come in such a large range of styles and colors, dog tags have become the perfect style vehicle with which to express a number of messages and personalized ideals.

Celebrities engrave their dog tags with life messages or their children’s names, or in the case of the Jonas Brothers, and Nick Jonas in particular, with a message regarding a cause they deeply believe in. This is one of the best uses of dog tags because it allows wearers to experiment with styles while still maintaining the ability to make it an accessory that has personal meaning for them.

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