Luxury fashion house Prada has taken what many consider a basic household tool, a safety pin, and elevated it into a high-end accessory. The new “safety pin brooch” is being sold for around US $775 ...

Accessories worn on the body; jewelry; white metal; probably platinum straight pin 2 1/2" (6.3 cm) long; at top of pin is cabochon blue sapphire (?) with 1 rectangular diamond (?) on either side ...