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Articles about Edwardian women defending themselves against harassers using their elegant hatpins (And the lawmakers who panicked and starting outlawing long hatpins)
I remember that hairsticks for self defense have been discussed on LHC many times. And to be honest, some of the ones I have could do some serious damage...
Anyways. This was a fun, frustrating and enlightening read, so here are some links:
The hatpin peril
The sting of a hornet
The hatpin as a lady's weapon of choice
Call the fashion police! I'm wearing an illegal hatpin!
Totally unrelated to your post (but yeah, using hair sticks for defense is something I've also thought about!):
ReplyDeleteHave you seen this cool braiding https://www.bustle.com/p/dna-braids-are-going-viral-on-instagram-they-are-the-most-mesmerizing-thing-youll-ever-see-9801386
I can't for the life of me get my hands to cooperate, but I want a double helix braid! And I imagine it would look awesome on your hair, too, especially as the length would be incredible for this!
Holy crap. Yep. Nope. I give up in advance! There is just no way my hands could ever figure that out!
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