fashion

Alternative Style File: Getting Glitzy for the Prom

It’s our favorite time of year again.  The end of school, graduation, a well deserved dose of Summer fun, and of course, the prom.   For those who are pierced, tattooed, or otherwise modified, styl...
Body Jewelry History

Memorial Day: History and Patriotic Fare

Memorial Day originated in the 1860’s, following the American Civil War, and is celebrated officially on the last Monday in May.  Traditionally, the Holiday was to commemorate Union soldiers who ha...
Crash Course

Crash Course: Lip Piercing Jewelry

Depending on the type of piercing, there are four basic styles of jewelry generally worn in the lip.  Those are: the stud, the talon, the curved barbell, and the circular.   For those who have a ve...
fashion

Piercing Fashion Flash: Curse of the Vampire

Mood: Dark, mystical, powerful, and everlasting.  The vampire has risen from the annuls of folklore to take a place in modern society, but an ancient, slightly unnatural, and very lush sensibility ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Masters of Body Modification: Pauly Unstoppable

Unstoppable is exactly the name that you might think of when you lay eyes on a guy like Pauly Unstoppable.  Even in the United States, it’s extremely rare to see someone who has multiple facial mod...
Labret and Monroe Piercings

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Vertical Labret

Location: Through the bottom lip, normally in the center, but on an angle so that both ends are visible, one atop the lip and the other just underneath it. Alternate Names: vertical labret piercing...
fashion

Viva la Vida Satirica: Fashion Poking Fun at Pop

Worried that everything’s gone down the toilet?  Then viciously satirical fashion might be just what you’re looking for.  Skewer the trends, give a little tough love, and get ready to poke pop cult...
Life in ink

Life in Ink: the Beauty of a Work in Progress

Those of you who follow our blog on a regular basis will probably recognize our team member, Cat.  You might remember her getting funky with some cocktail rings, showing off her dark side with a pe...
fashion

Jewelry Fashion Fix: Journey Through the Dark Forest

This look is about the mystery of dark magic, fantastical forest dwelling creatures, frightening acts of nature, and the majesty of the modern gothic fairytale.   Bewitched   Bolstered by component...