New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Italian luxury fashion house Prada is selling the humble safety pin, wrapped with a colourful crochet cord, for $775 ( Rs.68,758). As expected, the pricing drew heavy criticism online, especially since a packet of safety pins could be easily purchased for just Rs.10 or Rs.20 in India.

Safety pins hold a drape in place. Indian women mostly use it to manage and prevent wardrobe slip-ups. In India, you can easily purchase a bunch of safety pins for just Rs.10 or Rs.20. These pins are part of every woman's accessory bag. However, who had ever thought that safety pins would sell for nearly Rs.69,000?

But to everyone's surprise, Prada is doing it. Prada's safety pin, known as the Crochet Safety Pin Brooch, is essentially ...