![Edwardian Ruby, Diamond, and Pearl Barrette. Edwardian Ruby, Diamond, and Pearl Barrette.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/edwardian-ruby-diamond-and-natural-pearl-hair-barette_1_100-1-10035-q88jyvklbr50ycp1a6flfb2j5yt1ljnviul2u17de0.jpg)
![Edwardian Ruby, Diamond, and Pearl Barrette. Edwardian Ruby, Diamond, and Pearl Barrette.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/edwardian-ruby-diamond-and-natural-pearl-hair-barette_2_100-1-10035-q88jywifil6b9yno4ou7zstzrcoet8rluz8kbb5z7s.jpg)
A barrette is a hair ornament that resembles a brooch and is clasped into the hair strictly for decoration or to secure hair in place. Instead of a pin mechanism on the reverse, a barrette has a bar across the center that hooks into a fastener at the opposite side. Hair is gripped by the resultant tension between the bar and the front section.
Barrettes are sometimes referred to as hair slides or hair clips.
![Edwardian Ruby, Diamond, and Pearl Barrette. Edwardian Ruby, Diamond, and Pearl Barrette.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/edwardian-ruby-diamond-and-natural-pearl-hair-barette_1_100-1-10035-q88jyvklbr50ycp1a6flfb2j5yt1ljnviul2u17de0.jpg)
![Edwardian Ruby, Diamond, and Pearl Barrette. Edwardian Ruby, Diamond, and Pearl Barrette.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/edwardian-ruby-diamond-and-natural-pearl-hair-barette_2_100-1-10035-q88jywifil6b9yno4ou7zstzrcoet8rluz8kbb5z7s.jpg)