I bought a selection of your six inch hat pins a few weeks ago and am delighted. They are gorgeous and they arrived ahead of schedule.
BTW---anyone who... more...
Lovely and Practical!
Dec 17, 2007
Kathryn Pounders
Los Angeles CA US
I ordered these for my bridesmaids last summer and gave them to the girls with pashmina-style wraps. These beautiful hatpins look great while they hold your... more...
Hat Pins
Nov 23, 2007
Janet Parker
Las Vegas NV US
I recently purchased 2 hat pins, #2 and #3 and both are very pretty. I have also seen #1 and it is also lovely.
I think my next will be #5.
They... more...
Prized by antique collectors, hatpins were once commonplace, and controversial. As women's hats grew more extravagant in the 19th century, ornamented and jeweled pins, sometimes reaching 14 inches in length, were used to hold these elaborate hats in place. In 1908, an English judge, fearing that the pins could be used as weapons in his court, ordered a group of suffragettes to remove their hatpins and hats. News of this humiliation spurred American suffragettes to wear hats and hatpins as badges of honor.
