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Tattoo Mailbag: Temporary tattoos take on menswear
 Following Jean Paul Gaultier and Chanel ‘tattooing’ their models last fall, Louis Vuitton got into the fake ink game during the recent men’s fashion week.
Designer Marc Jacobs reportedly asked his personal tattooist, the artist Scott Campbell, to come up with spray-ons inspired by the iconic LV monogram, which were worn across models’ necklines, much like ‘tattooed-on’ scarves. |
Tattoo Mailbag: Brands Seek Tattoo Skinnovation
“This could be the Age of the Tattoo. Tattoo parlors seem more prevalent than pizza joints. Everybody under 30 seems to sport at least one, if not several, tattoos.
Body art has become so fashionable these days that it’s not only a mainstay of labels such as Ed Hardy and Lucky Brand Jeans, some fans have gone so far as to get inked with designer logos. Now, fashion’s returning the favor.
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But in fashion, it’s still relatively rare to see luxury brands use tattoo art for inspiration. It helps when the fashion designer is a fan of tattoos, as is the case for Louis Vuitton’s Marc Jacobs.
Scott Campbell, the personal tattoo artist for Jacobs, has just designed the brand’s first tattoo-inspired collection.
As part of the collaboration, fans can get inked by Campbell with the Louis Vuitton logo — or they can purchase bags with highly detailed tattoo renderings done in relief by Campbell, whose previous designer tattoo/product collaborations include Earnest Sewn, as seen in the video above.”
Read: Brands Seek Tattoo Skinnovation – Brand Channel
Tattoo Mailbag: Top 10 Craziest Star Wars Tattoos
Funny website we stumbled upon on the most ridiculous Star Wars tattoos. Without spoiling it for you, we picked out a few that we cracked up the most from.
 #10 – Holiday Yoda
Nothing says Star Wars tattoos and Christmas like this incredible rib panel featuring Yoda, dressed to the nines in his holiday best. Dig that Darth Tater! |
 #5 – Sacred Fett
Interestingly enough, some people still view Christmas as a religious holiday. What better way to declare your faith this holiday than with your very own Sacred Boba Fett tattoo! |
Tattoo Mailbag: Mum Kim Mordue uses dead son’s ashes in tattoo
“Kim Mordue had 20-year-old Lloyd’s remains mixed with ink that was etched into three designs on her back.
The 50-year-old said: ‘I’ve put Lloyd back where he started – he’s in my body again. As soon as I knew it was possible, I wanted to have the ashes tattoos as a tribute to Lloyd.’
The designs, by her tattoo artist husband, David, show a cabala tree, an angel releasing a butterfly and a poem.
Promising rugby player Lloyd, of Llanelli, south Wales, collapsed during a night out in 2007. An inquest heard he had taken the party drug GHB.”
Read: Mum Kim Mordue uses dead son’s ashes in tattoo - Metro
Tattoo Mailbag: N.B. tattoo industry needs regulation: piercer
 Something needs to be done in the Maritimes to fix this. Can’t sweep this kind of thing under a rug.
“Customers could be more confident about the safety of New Brunswick tattoo parlours if the industry were regulated, according to a Fredericton piercer. “There are no standards right now in tattoo shops,” says Jeremy Daly. “Tattooing and piercing is getting a lot more popular these days, and it would put the public at ease knowing that extra knowledge that tattoo shops are safe.” Tattoo artists and piercers are around needles and blood every day, and many aren’t trained. Calls for the regulation of tattoo parlours in Nova Scotia have given New Brunswick tattoo artists and piercers hope for regulations in their province. In New Brunswick, anyone can do tattooing or piercings, and they can be done anywhere.” Read: N.B. tattoo industry needs regulation: piercer – CBC |
Tattoo Mailbag: Jail for bank robber who wore makeup
* Note we did not do this!
 ” A robber who piled on makeup in a bid to conceal his distinctive tattoos while holding up a bank has been sent to prison.
Lance Ratima, 38, unemployed, had pleaded guilty to the aggravated robbery of Miramar PostShop and Kiwibank on December 22 last year. The Mongrel Mob member has a bulldog on his forehead and M13M on his chin, along with other tattoos that make him highly visible.” Read: Jail for bank robber who wore makeup – Stuff Int’l |
Tattoo Mailbag: New Tattoos for Megan Fox, Miley Cyrus, Russell Brand, & Katy Pary
 Katy Perry and Russell Brand prove love with matching tattoos“Dancing on the bonnet of a car to promote the new Volkswagen 2011 Jetta, she threw her arms in the air revealing the tattoo on the inside of her right arm. It seems this was a move to show of her commitment to the comedian as this month Russell showed off a matching inking on the front cover of Rolling Stones magazine. The tattoo is a Sanskrit reading Anuugacchati Pravaha which is translated to mean Go With The Flow.” Read: Katy Perry and Russell Brand prove love with matching tattoos – Metro |
 Miley Cyrus Gets a New Tattoo on Her Body“While the controversy over Perez Hilton’s questionable post of a racy photo of her rages on, 17-year-old singer/actress/tabloid staple, Miley Cyrus reveals her newest tattoo – the word “LOVE†inscribed on the inside of her right ear. The “Hannah Montana†star already has the words “Just Breathe†inked underneath her right breast. Daddy’s little “Smiley” seems to be growing up at breakneck speed.” Read: Miley Cyrus Gets a New Tattoo on Her Body – Total Beauty |
 Megan Fox Gets Tattoo in Honor of Mickey Rourke“Megan Fox has some more ink. The Jonah Hex actress and Michael Bay archenemy recently added to her tattoo collection, saying it’s a special piece of work inspired by an unlikely fellow actor — Mickey Rourke. Fox ‘revealed’ her tattoo to MTV News, saying it’s actually in honor of her Passion Play co-star Mickey Rourke. “I actually got a tattoo that is sort of in honor of him,” she said. “It’s on my ribs. I don’t know if it’s been photographed yet, but it’ll come out eventually, I’m sure. I just love him very much and think he’s very special.”" Read: Megan Fox Gets Tattoo in Honor of Mickey Rourke – Peace of Mind Online |
Tattoo Mailbag: 25 Awesome Movie-Inspired Tattoos
 “A while back, we showed you people crazy enough to tattoo their favorite celeb’s face on their body. But lately we’ve been noticing a whole lot of tattoos paying tribute to movies. Everyone has a movie they unabashedly adore to the point where they’ve seen it over 30 times and use it to make sense of life. Hey, I have enough “Alice in Wonderland†memorabilia to fill a small closet. In the tattoo world, movie obsession translates into some pretty monstrous masterpieces. Sure, there are the expected “Star Wars†and “Lord of the Rings†tats, but others have honored films that I didn’t know had that much of a following. “Brave Little Toaster,†anyone?”
Read: 25 Awesome Movie-Inspired Tattoos We Would NEVER Get – The Frisky |
Tattoo Mailbag: Rubik’s Cube Formula Tattoo Won’t Help You Solve It Any Faster
** Note: We did not do this!
 People get inked to show the world what they truly are or as a tribute to someone or something and they’ve been a variety of weird tattoos I’ve seen but this awesome Rubik’s Cube Formula Tattoo definitely stands way above the rest .Have you ever lost your mind trying to figure out how to solve the Rubik’s cube? Well there’s an amazing formula that can make your task easier brilliantly shown in this tattoo.
Read: Rubik’s Cube Formula Tattoo Won’t Help You Solve It Any Faster – Walyou |
