Stocking Seam Tattoo - Returning of the Past

Stocking Seam Tattoo - Returning of the Past Stocking seam tattoo is a very brave and unusual one to wear and it reminds about the fashion of wearing seamed silk stockings in times when nylon was not yet discovered. They costed much and from the beginning of World War II were in very short supply. But someone thought: “Why not draw a line down my leg to simulate the wearing of that pricey hosiery?” That’s how the idea of ? stocking seam tattoo appeared.

Soon after the war the idea fell out of fashion, but it came back in the 90-s in the form of the same stocking lines but tattooed permanently on the back of the legs. It was a part of the Rockabilly trend in culture that was widespread on the west coast of America. And fetish models of that time played not the least role in it.

Now stocking seam tattoos are less but still popular. Its design mimics the seam of vintage seam stoking and stops nearly above the ankle in their bottom part. At the top the line comes close to the thighs and ends usually in ribbons, though you may choose your own pattern. As you’ve noticed, the line does not go its way down to the heel to allow the woman to wear shoes while the tattoo is heeling tattoo and to make sure that is receives enough air and doesn’t get infected.

This is a very exciting tattoo design, but at the same time it is the one you will regret about most and will long for tattoo removal procedure. It is visible whatever you wear unless it is long skirts or pants. If your body stretches, for instance, you put on weight the line will stretch too and loose their elegance. So think it over carefully before making a decision.

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Is Sailing Anchor Tattoo the Notion of the Past?

Is Sailing Anchor Tattoo the Notion of the Past?
Sailing Anchor tattoo are typical of people of a certain profession - of people who pursue marine or navy career.

Yes, it was sailors who revived tattoo art in the West as they were the first to visit Polynesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean and the countries of the South-eastern Asia. As early as in 1786 Captain Cook during his research work on Tahiti, in the Hawaii and New Zealand did sketches of the native people tattoos. The very word tattoo came is derived from a Tahitian word “tat-tow,” which imitated the natives making a tattoo with traditional tools.

Life was very severe at the sea, and only the strongest survived. Dependent constantly on weather and the mood of the sea, the sailors were very superstitious and believed that a tattoo will protect from being thrown overboard, from the shark and from a shipwreck.

Sailors actually did not regard themselves as representatives of “tattoo culture,” tattoos were just an inseparable part of their existence. Every tattoo was meaningful: when having crossed the equator, one tattoo design was appropriate, when visiting the East – the other.

Is Sailing Anchor Tattoo the Notion of the Past?

Sailors liked having a tall ship tattoo on their breasts or cannon on arms and backs. Many of them had prayers and religious texts tattooed, though leading a wild life. It was to remind them about piety and also to minimize heavy bodily punishment. Very popular among sea tattoos were those of mermaids, hearts and names of the beloved, sailing anchors, swallows, which all constituted the entire direction in tattoo art of the 19th-20th centuries. Now it is referred to old school or traditional tattoos.

Sailing anchor tattoo is a classic old school tattoo design. It has been one of the most widespread tattoos in the west for the last two centuries. Its symbolism and meanings have been known since ancient times. Anchor is a symbol that helps not to lose the way, to withstand winds and streams and to stay yourself in any situation.

Anchor tattoos were often made by sailors after having crossed the Atlantic. Synonymic sea tattoos are tall ship and mermaid tattoos and other navigation symbols.

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Wars And Their Sad Legacy: Fallen Soldier Tattoo

All people struggle for a good and decent life in their free and united countries, but sometimes these struggles end up in wars between nations or even between brothers. No matter how strongly we object to wars – they will never end – unless we all find a way to live in forever harmony, which is almost impossible because of the changeable human’s nature.

Tattoos have their own history and their own way in the military events. Since ancient times tattoos served as identification marks, that helped to recognize the wounded or the dead soldiers. At first tattoos showed the soldier’s belonging to a certain army, later there could be placed the soldier’s name. In the 20th century all members of the SS in Germany had these two letters in the shape of lightning plus their blood group tattooed thus providing the necessary information for the medics that could help a wounded soldier to survive.

Nowadays there is an interesting tendency among soldiers: those who are about to take part in the military event tattoo something that will help the identification process. And designs of such tattoos are quite simple and widely spread – hearts with ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’, crosses, bottles of booze. That’s when people’s religion, character and attitude to life come out – you can get it from the type of the tattoo they get. The so-called ‘meat tags’ are also common, when soldiers have their name, rank, blood type and Social Security number tattooed on their ribs. Ribs are the most secure part of body, because limbs may be lost in an explosion.

Wars And Their Sad Legacy: Fallen Soldier Tattoo

But when a soldier gets back he usually gets a memorial tattoo. Like other people sometimes do ‘in loving memory’ tattoos to pay tribute to their loved ones, so does a soldier get a tattoo, that commemorates his lost friends, his lost hopes and… his lost pre-war life, because a person that has returned from war will never be the same again. There is a lot of fallen soldier tattoo designs, for example, American soldiers get a skeleton climbing out of a coffin and reaching for a Kevlar helmet or an M-4 rifle planted in a pair of boots and topped with a Kevlar helmet.

For many soldiers getting a tattoo is a way to fight their pain and grief. But it is in our power to lessen the number of such tattoos. Make peace, not war!

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Perverted tattoos: Prisoners Of Prejudices

Many people consider tattoos to be an art, which is absolutely true. But others strongly object to tattoos and sometimes a certain tattoo design becomes unwelcome and unpopular because of the born-out-of-nothing prejudices.

One of the most famous perverted tattoos is probably the runic charm ‘Fylfot’, which stands for good luck in some cultures, especially – in Slavic. It also symbolized the father of life – the sun. But not so long ago the Nazis made swastika (another name of Fylfot) symbolize fascism and it became an unforgettable mark and sign of war, death and pain. And though I know the original meaning of Fylfot, I still can’t force myself to change my negative attitude towards those who wear such tattoos. Sad, but it is truth.

Perverted tattoos: Prisoners Of Prejudices

Another tattoo design that is very beautiful but can bring some troubles to the owner is a tattoo of a butterfly. Though in many countries butterflies symbolize happiness in marriage, or souls of the fallen soldiers, or a wonder of the transformation (from a caterpillar into a real beauty), there is also a perverted meaning of such tattoos: they are alleged to be symbolizing a woman of easy virtue. Seems like nonsense, but it can sometimes spoil the fun.

A lot has been said about relationships between tattoos and Christianity. It’s probably difficult to find a tattooed person that hasn’t heard about Leviticus 19:27 “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the Lord.” This topic has already been touched in one of our previous posts. Many people oppose that this verse together with several precious mean doing things to honor the dead gods which has nothing to do with the real God. So if a tattoo’s goal is to glorify God – then there’s nothing wrong with it. Others make their point by saying that early Christians and apostole himself had tattoos. But still, this problem remains unsolved.