About Safety Pins
The safety pin is a variation of the regular pin which includes a simple spring mechanism and a clasp. The clasp serves two purposes: to form a closed loop thereby properly fastening the pin to whatever it is applied to, and to cover the end of the pin to protect the user from the sharp point.
Safety pin: A tiny tool Indian women use to fight sexual harassment
... Since its invention in 1849, Safety Pins have been used by women around the world to hold different bits of clothing together, or to deal with a sudden wardrobe malfunction...
Brit Awards 2023: The real winners and losers
... The outfits were adorned with hundreds of badges, clasps, jewels and Safety Pins that they sourced from junk shops...
Brit Awards 2023: The eclectic outfits turning heads on the red carpet
... Nova Twins, up for best group, wore stunning dresses framed by hoop petticoats and adorned with Safety Pins and tartan, adding a splash of colour to the red carpet...
Vivienne Westwood: Designers on her influence and legacy
... " We did have somewhat of a clash at one point, " she said, " when I was doing chic punk and she used to say That s not punk, with those jewelled Safety Pins ...
Ultra-Orthodox and trans: I prayed to God to let me be a girl'
... you used to hold a small tray of Safety Pins in the Cabinet of the sink, so I would sneak and take needles this security and stinging this to a very specific part of my body...