Body Jewelry History

Popular History of Piercings: What We Learned From the 80’s

Fashion photography sourced via WGSN For much of the pierced and modified generation, the eighties were a blur of early childhood energy, or even a period of pre-existence, but as retro becomes the...
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Pitchfork Music Festival: Where Music and Fashion Collide

Almost two weeks ago I took a road trip with my best friends to Chicago, IL. We wanted to visit the city, but our main objective was to attend the Pitchfork Music Festival. We were pumped. Pitchfor...
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Your Mother’s Cache: Jewelry and Fashion Inspired by the 1970’s

Pet Rocks, macramé, and paisley ties just might be on everyone’s must-have list with the way the current hipster-youth are fascinated with iconography from the 1970’s. The trend spans from bearded ...
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Nerds Assemble! – Geek Chic in the Popular Spotlight

No more hiding in the basement with a stack of comics fearing the great ball of gas in the sky for us anymore!  With the media and style trends over the past few years drifting towards all great th...
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Custom Jewelry: It’s Your Jewelry and You Need it Now!

If you’re anything like me and have the idea in your head from time to time of just that perfect piece of jewelry that you would absolutely love to pull together a style or really make a statement,...
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The Tragus: Piercing, Healing, and Jewelry Styles

Like most piercings of the ear cartilage, the tragus piercing is named for the anatomical portion of the ear that is being pierced: the tragus.  Your tragus is the fleshy nub of cartilage that prot...
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Faux in the Know: Faking Body Modification

We’ve all seen some pretty awesome looking piercings, on live individuals, on television, and in popular magazines.  The look of body piercings and color tattooing is fresh, and edgy, and you can’t...
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National Blueberry Month

You might not know that July is National Blueberry Month.  Ever since 1999, the blueberry has been a cause for celebration throughout the U.S.A.  These tasty little berries aren’t just yummy, they’...
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Body Jewelry Sizing Basics

All body jewelry items need to be properly sized for the perfect fit, since placement, needle gauge, size and shape of facial features, and general preferences all deviate from person to person.  S...