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Re: Mutilation and ritualAdrienne Dearmas (DearmasA@AOL.COM)Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:55:56 -0400
Kaminow) writes: > Two examples: my last tattoo is on my lower back. The guy that > did my tattoo tells me that that's becoming a fairly popular place for > woman on account of the cropped shirt coming back in vogue (or actually > those two styles kind of play off each other). I was recently at a party > where one of the guests gleefully went about lifting his shirt to show > his nipple ring. > Beth brings up a good point that reflects something John McCreery discusses in another post. There has always been a relationship between fashion and body mutilations (Steele; Kunzle; Polhemus; Rudofsky, Thevoz; Brain). Body mutilations are intended to be permanent and fashion, is by its nature, non-static. Interesting that today, one is hard pressed to find a model in NYC or Europe, male or female, who does not sport a tattoo. I can't remember the last time I saw a CK ad without a tattooed body part in it. Now, does this place tattoos in the same category as blonde, big breasted, "Kate Moss" waifism? A trend in the fashion industry? I have always been much more interested in the bodies that wear the clothes than the clothes themselves. So, in response to Beth's comment - which came first the chicken or the egg? Are crop tops in b/c they reveal tattoos on the models who wear them, or does wearing a crop top lead to wanting a tattoo? Did arm bands become popular during a fashion phase of sleeveless tops? - Adrienne
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