11/21/2024
Republic of Floyd hat pins are here!! Add a little pizazz to your hat, jacket, scarf, shirt...
On average, hatpins (worn in pairs) were approximately 8 inches long, sharp, with decorated and ornamental heads. As ladies’ fashion hats and hair styles became wider, taller, and more elaborate, hatpins were used to secure the hat to a person’s head by pushing the sharp needles through the hat and hair. In a pinch, hatpins could be extracted and used in self-defense!
The uniquely feminine weapon did not sit too well with men used to submissive ladies, so beginning in 1908, they began passing laws limiting the length of hatpins, usually to no more than 7-9 inches. Other cities passed regulations requiring safety caps for hatpins rather than outright banning longer ones.