Search Results for 'Skin'

Reformed skinhead endures agony to remove tattoos

Julie Widner was terrified — afraid her husband would do something reckless, even disfigure himself. "We had come so far," she says. "We had left the movement, had created a good family life. We had so much to live fo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Tattooed skin at Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier showed tattooed leather and classic pinstripe Saturday for a signature look that was all Parisian elegance with a subversive touch, midway through the Paris runway shows for spring 2012. Pinstriped suit jackets left th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Tattoo blues: What happens to your skin art as you age?

So there you are, getting a tattoo. The needle's buzzing, you've chosen a meaningful image. You've made peace with the permanence, and it's all well and good. Just keep in mind: No matter how young you are, you are pain [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Tattoos covering more skin

There was a time when tattoos were uncommon. Now, a short walk around campus provides hundreds of examples of inked skin art. From dainty foot tattoos to tribal armbands, the times are changing. The last large-scale tattoo survey conducte [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Electronic smart skin would simplify vital sign monitoring

Call it smart skin. Researchers have developed a tattoo-like film that would allow doctors to monitor a patient's vital signs without the bulky wiring and electrodes now required. "What we are trying to do here is to really [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

'Skin and Bones': Exhibit explores sailor tattoos at the Mys...

In the landscape of pop culture and professional sports, it's impossible to miss them -- they run up and down the arms of NBA star Lebron James, extend across the back of actress Angelina Jolie and cover the body of rock icon Steven T [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Skin the money

But today top stars including David Beckham, Rihanna and Cheryl Cole, flaunt their expensive body art and a new generation of celebrity tattoo artists can name their price to create signature pieces. It has never been more popular to get [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Asking About Independent Soldier Tattoos Not Bias: Appeal Co...

Jayme Norman Russell didn't like it when a B.C. Supreme Court judge asked about his forearm tattoos back in January 2009. The persistent questioning by Justice Robert Powers about the Independent Soldiers' tattoos was proof the j [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

At Tattoo Expo, they make the most of the skin they're in

Shirts are off, shoulders are bared, and pant legs are hiked up at a highrise hotel in Arlington, where the buzz of tattoo machines competes with heavy metal anthems and where inked art spreads across bodies like Tracy Taylor's. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Get under their skin at the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention

Troy Timpel misses the tough old days, when tattoos were anything but respectable. "I liked getting the dirty looks from the old ladies back in the early '90s and late '80s," says Timpel, one of the organizers of this w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Body art goes mainstream as Portland area becomes skin work ...

But at the office Christmas party, an apprehensive Palomino decided to show up with a spaghetti-strap dress that put her chest and arm tattoos on display. The response surprised her, starting with Steve Deacon. The Northeast Portland [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

The coolest celeb tattoo scriptures on their skin

When English footballer David Beckham got his first son Brooklyn's name tattooed across his neck, he started a trend for football players across the world. In fact, Danish central defender Daniel Agger, who is also a qualified t [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Maori tattoos getting under the world's skin

THE tattooists bent over Kingi Taurua for 15 hours, using chisels and a stick as a hammer to gouge bold Maori designs into his bloodied face, buttocks and legs. It started at 5 o'clock in the morning and it didn't finish unti [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Tattoo parlours get under trade’s skin

Even as tattoos gain popularity among Bhutanese youth, none of the tattoo artists have a trade license to do body art commercially, say trade officials, which makes them illegal.Recently, trade inspectors found two tattoo parlours, one i [...]