Safety pin

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 pins are commonly used to fasten pieces of fabric or clothing together. Safety pins, or more usually a special version with an extra safe cover, called a nappy pin are widely used to fasten cloth diapers (nappies), as the safety clasp prevents the baby from being jabbed. Similarly, they can be used to patch torn or damaged clothing. Safety pins can also be used as an accessory in jewelry, such as earrings, chains, and wristbands. Sometimes they are used to attach an embroidered patch.

Early precursor

The fibula, a form of brooch, was invented by the Myceaneans on the Greek Peloponnesus between the 14th and 13th Century BC, and is considered an early precursor to a safety pin since they were used in a similar manner. However, it had a major flaw. It had no clasp or spring at the end to help put it in place. Over the centuries, the fibula became forgotten.

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5 insane facts about the iconic outfits worn by Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman’

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
In fact, a safety pin was used to keep the zipper up, a detail that even made it into the film.The real reason why Vivian wore the jacket around her waist119381531Before her Rodeo Drive ...
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For decades I was brushed off by doctors over my chunky painful legs - then ...

The Daily Mail 21 Mar 2025
'The waist would be gaping, I'd have to use safety pins on the waistband to keep my trousers up.' ... should only be done as part of a research trial, citing 'inadequate' evidence for its safety.
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Fans go wild over Shiloh's 'cool' earring that proves she is following in mom Angelina ...

The Daily Mail 20 Mar 2025
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh was seen heading to a dance studio in Los Angeles on Wednesday ... In her ear was a safety pin, which is a signature look of punk rocks stars ... On X fans said ... She had a safety pin in her ear ... Angelina stated ... .
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Vail Daily 20 Mar 2025
Project Funway ... We’ve seen outfits made out of pickleballs and pickleball nets, zippers paired with safety pins and duct tape, soda cans and bottle caps, even Starbucks plastic cups and coffee beans ... Mondo Guerra will be back again ... Kevin Nealon ... .
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New York Post 19 Mar 2025
Ladies, it’s time to suit up ... “A custom tailor is not usually something that women have been known to do ... 15 ... AP 15 ... To do that, she takes a safety pin and pins it to the lining of the sleeve so that it looks as if she pushed up the sleeves.
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Abbey's Road: A thank you to our village

Newark Advocate 16 Mar 2025
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and whoever “they” are…they’re right ... Take care of one another ... Thank you for lending us hair ties and garment steamers and safety pins and items of clothing and really anything else we forgot.
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Farewell, Donatella Versace, so foolish yet fabulous

The Times/The Sunday Times 16 Mar 2025
He persuaded the most heterosexual of men to wear wildly patterned pastel silk shirts, and the most vanilla of women to wear dresses with S&M detailing, including — most famously — Elizabeth Hurley in the safety pin dress ... Advertisement ... Comment ... .
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Comic Lou Sanders: ‘I went around the houses trying to find my onstage persona. Turns out, it’s just me’

The Observer 16 Mar 2025
Comedian Lou Sanders in 1984 and 2025. Lou Sanders in 1984 and 2025. Later photograph. Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling. Andie Redman. Hair and makeup ... Archive image ... We had to wear a three-quarter-length blue and green tartan kilt with a big safety pin ... .
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My sister

BBC News 15 Mar 2025
Maralyn and Maurice Bailey's boat sank when it was hit by a whale in the Pacific Ocean on 4 March 1973, and after their food ran out, they made hooks from safety pins and caught fish, small ...
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War of egos between Donatella Versace and tough-talking new US CEO that's torn iconic brand ...

The Daily Mail 14 Mar 2025
Some of the brand's most iconic looks, such as the green chiffon dress Jennifer Lopez wore Grammy's in 2000 or Liz Hurley's safety pin dress she wore to a 1994 movie premiere with then-boyfriend Hugh Grant, don't fit into Idol's vision.
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AMANDA PLATELL: Be honest Meghan... this would be a MUCH better name for your podcast ...

The Daily Mail 14 Mar 2025
What will happen to the empire now? Perhaps without her they will stop dressing women like high-end hookers – think of Liz Hurley in that infamous safety-pin dress, Angelina Jolie as a tacky ...
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Missing Indiana mom miraculously survives after being trapped in wrecked car for 6 days — ...

New York Post 13 Mar 2025
The wreck had also left Cassell with severe leg injuries and pinned beneath the steering wheel, preventing her from climbing out of the car to safety, CNN reported.
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Donatella Versace defied expectations to become a fashion icon of her own

The Observer 13 Mar 2025
She proved everyone wrong ... Photograph ... Gianni recognised and championed her instincts – the safety pin as a Versace motif was an idea she had brought to his atelier – and her fluency with the codes of the house fuelled a growing self-confidence ... Share ... .
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Donatella Versace hails brother as she bows out as creative director

The Observer 13 Mar 2025
Although Versace’s status in popular culture rose on Gianni’s watch – he designed Liz Hurley’s safety-pin dress and choreographed the 1991 show in which the supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford ...
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun 12 Mar 2025
Her school uniform hides a paperclip, a safety pin, two school badges, two books, a bottle of wine, a bottle of chloroform, a handwritten ...
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