Belly Piercings

Jewelry Celebration: Belly Bling for Classical Music Month

When we think of September, we think of Labor Day cookouts, back to school, and the color and beauty of impending Autumn, but September is also a very special month for history: National Classical ...
Body Jewelry History

Once Bitten: the New Aesthetics and Standards of Lip Piercing

One of the biggest trends in piercing in recent years has been the advent of new and interesting forms of lip piercing.  From the rise of the use of circular lip jewelry, to the growing popularity ...
Body Jewelry History

Just Peachy: Celebrating National Peach Month with Jewelry

Rounding out August’s hot, muggy weather is the most satisfying thing on a hot day, a very ripe, juicy peach.  August is National Peach Month and it was dedicated by Ronald Reagan in 1982. Believe ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Stretching the Boundaries: The Rise of Non-Standard Gauging

For a long time there has been a pretty clear line between what might be considered a standard piercing and what falls into the category of extreme modification.  A classic staple of extreme mods h...
Belts and Buckles

Style History: Men’s Jewelry for National Aviation Day

Today is National Aviation Day!  This holiday was first declared by sitting president Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939, over 35 years after the first successful flights in an air vessel were catal...
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...
Body Jewelry History

Fanfare and Friendship: Jewelry Focus for Friendship Day

Yesterday, August seventh, was Friendship Day and National Sisters’ Day, which makes August a double threat for all of your favorite friendship fashion.  This holiday began in the United States dur...
Body Jewelry History

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 ...
Body Jewelry History

Time to Celebrate the Harvest with Lammas

Lughnasadh or Lammas is the pagan, wiccan and neopagan festival which celebrates the first harvest of the year.  It is traditionally celebrated on August 1st in the Northern hemisphere (February 1s...