For years the preserve of punks, sailors and madmen, tattoos have enjoyed something of a recent renaissance; everywhere you look you can see a flash of ink peeking from beneath T-shirt sleeves, designs snaking up legs and indeed entire arms patterned with gothic lettering, oriental dragons or bare-breasted, elfin women. The tattoo is back; we have no idea whether it will stay, or indeed how long it will stay for, but let’s face it, it’s back, and we might as well enjoy it.
Now there are certain designs that seem to be eternally popular, such as the aforementioned gothic lettering, Celtic crosses and Maori symbols, but let’s face it, these designs aren’t exactly sexy, are they? After all, having your name needled into your arm isn’t much more than a glorified identity badge, and if there isn’t any Celtic or Maori blood coursing through your veins, those crosses and symbols are nothing more than stolen cultural artefacts. So if you don’t want to spend your lives with a cliché scored on your skin, it’s better to think long and hard about getting a tattoo that’s going to stay sexy for life.
Sailor tattoos may wash up images of gruff, sun-broiled mariners, but if we dare to look closer – or better still, look them up online (no need to ask a seaman for a glance at his ink), then we see some beautiful, sensual, traditional designs. From rosy-cheeked mermaids to buxom, winking pin-ups, via the sexy-dangerous likes of snakes entwined around swords, sailor tattoo designs really can be some of the sexiest. Head out to a decent rockabilly gig, rather than heading down the docks, and you’ll see both sexes sporting these designs creeping up their arms. In fact, they’re probably the sexiest tattoos around right now – there’s a
sense of danger, a certain timelessness and they’re one of the most intriguing and interesting things you could have committed to your skin for life.
Should you want to forgo the naval style, there are still some sexy designs out there; from skulls adorned with headgear from top hats to Native American headdresses, to gambling symbols like dice and cards, these types of tattoos have a sense of history, give you an edge and most importantly, look damn hot. Remember, they’re back so it’s time we abandoned all inky cliché, took a glance to the past, and brought the sexy tatt back.
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