Fashion Models With Tattoos

Tattoos have officially taken the world by storm with countless famous celebrities now sporting them, including actors and actresses, singers and musicians and sports stars of all kind.

And it now seems that tattoos have found their way into the modeling industry where some of the worlds most beautiful women have elaborate tattoo designs gracing their sleek bodies.

A few models who have been spotted with tattoos include, Ana Beatriz Barros who has a small heart with angel wings on her lower back, Kylie Bax has a name under her left breast, Selita Ebanks has a pair of angel wings on the back of her neck, and Naomi Campbell has been seen with a flowery armband tattoo.


There are numerous other beautiful fashion models who also have tattoos including, Elisabetta Canalis who has a handful of tattoos one of which is an armband of roses, Gisele Bündchen has a small star tattoo on her wrist and a crescent moon on her ankle, Alessandra Ambrosio a small cat resting on crescent moon located on her lower back, and Rachel Hunter has a circular tattoo on her back among other designs elsewhere.



Also checkout these tattoos on more lovely models: Nicky Hilton, Vida Guerra, Freja Beha, Summer Altice and the male model Tyson Beckford.

There are certainly many more models who have tattoos, so drop us a line and let us know about other models with tattoos.

A Cat Named Do

I met Shawn in Penn Station near the Amtrak terminal earlier this month. He was doing what most people are doing when I stop them in Penn Station: waiting for a train.

He was with who I will presume to be his wife and toddler son. I noticed he had tattoos on his arms so I approached him and told him about Tattoosday.

With his wife's encouragement, he pulled up his shirt to reveal this astonishingly unique tattoo:

Shawn drew this design himself. As a person who liked cats, this feline is based on a cat that he once had named "Do" (as in "How do you do?").

"What happened to Do?" I asked.

Shawn looked over at his son and said, sadly, "Do was not a family cat."

Some feline house pets do not like new babies and do not hide that fact. Since we are taught as a society that babies are more precious than pets, they gave Do up to another home. The cat to the left of Do in the tattoo is "Do's shadow".

Not just any cat tattoo, Shawn's design is artistic, with clocks for eyes and machinery rumbling away in Do's insides.

Shawn also has ink on his back, one leg, and arms (including a sleeve).

This piece was tattooed in 12-14 hours by Davie mac at Davie Mac's Tattoos in Niagara Falls, New York.

Thanks to Shawn for sharing Do with us here on Tattoosday!

Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 4 (Lehua's Eternal Tribute to Poppa John)

Closest of my Hawai'i nieces and nephews is Lehua who, in essence, is a third sister in my Hawai'i ohana. My wife and I had the tremendous honor of  Lehua dancing hula at our wedding reception in 1995, which many guests still recall as the highlight of the post-ceremony festivities.

In honor of Poppa John, who passed away suddenly on the fifteenth anniversary of our wedding and that memorable hula, Lehua had this touching memorial inked on her foot:

Lehua explains that this infinity symbol represents eternity in the context that Poppa John will be remembered forever.

What I love about this relatively simple design is that each circle contains an astrological sign, giving more significance to the tattoo.

Looking at the photo, the sign on the left is Gemini, and the sign on the right is Sagittarius. The Gemini sign represents Lehua's son Raycn (Poppa John's great-grandson) and, of course, Sagittarius was the sign of Poppa John. The tattoo thus bridges four generations and is a reminder of the eternal ties that will carry on the memory of John Ferreira.

Coincidentally, Raycn shares the same sign as my mother (his great-grandma), Diane, whose birthday happens to be today, May 23. So, even though I know the meaning for Lehua is the link between John and Raycn, through Lehua, I interpret a second unintended meaning: the love of John and Diane, woven together, 25 years in this world, and the rest of time beyond.

The tattoo was inked by Nick Nakashima at Heart & Soul Ink in Waipahu, Hawai'i.

Thanks to Lehua for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Previously in the Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family series:

Part 1, A Preface
Part 2, Keali'i's Sleeves
Part 3, Ikaika, In Progress

Tattoo Ideas for Girls

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: In Nomine Patris

On my last day in Hawai'i, I was at Pearlridge, when I spotted a guy walking through Borders. The swirling script on his inner left forearm grabbed my eye:

This Latin phrase, "In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti " translates to "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit".

Dustin, who serves in the Navy, is a Catholic, and he wanted something that expressed his faith. This is one of his three tattoos.

The tattoo was inked by Jeremie Miller at 3D Ink Tattoo Studio in Pensacola, Florida.

Thanks to Dustin for sharing his tattoo with us here at Tattoosday!

Egyptian Sun Tattoos

Egyptian Sun Tattoos

Egyptian Tattoo Vol 1

Egyptian "eye of Ra" tattoo

Egyptian God Horus tattoo

Egyptian "eye of Horus" tattoo

Egyptian Tattoo

Egyptian style tattoo

Egyptian Cat tattoo

Egyptian symbol tattoo

Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: Dottie's Tribute to Daddy

On my last day in Hawai'i I had some time to kill before my flight. I wanted to stay close to the airport, so I headed over to Pearlridge Center to do some last minute shopping.

One of the first people I met was Dottie, a Kentuckian who had moved to Oahu.

She had this touching tattoo on her calf:

It is a memorial piece for her father, who was a constable back in Kentucky. Sadly, he was killed in the line of duty in 1984. The rose is part of the shield he wore and she incorporated it into the tattoo design.


Thanks to Dottie for sharing this emotional tattoo with us here on Tattoosday.

Update: Dottie has filled me in on some missing details.
 

The tattoo was inked at Big Daddy's Tattoos in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. She also wanted to clarify that the shield with the rose is the symbol for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and encourages people, if interested in the memorial, to visit the website here.

Norah Jones Tattoo

Norah Jones is a sensational American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist and actress.

Norah Jones has a single visible tattoo design which is located on her lower back, however it is rather difficult to see clearly from this photo, perhaps its a sun or flower tattoo?

Norah Jones lower back tattoo.

Joan Jett Tattoos

Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, known for her work with the Blackhearts and for hit songs such as I Love Rock 'n' Roll and Bad Reputation.

Joan Jett has numerous tattoos on her body, which includes an Ohm symbol on the back of her neck, plus an inverted triangle on her left upper arm, along with a tribal armband that resembles several intertwined ichthys.

The rock star has a few other tattoos including an artsy spiral design on her left forearm, a unique V design on her chest and an unknown tattoo design on her lower back.

Perhaps some other tattoos we haven't spotted...

Joan Jett bicep tattoo picture.

Joan Jett forearm tattoo photo.

Joan Jett neck tattoo.

Lower back tattoo design.

Shooter Jennings Tattoos

Shooter Jennings is an American singer-songwriter, known for his work in the country music and Southern rock genres. He is also the son of country singer Waylon Jennings.

Shooter Jennings has a handful of tattoos on his body, including the "Flying W" logo of Waylon Jennings, located on his abdomen.

He has a few tattoos on both arms, including a six shooter revolver on his inner left forearm and a bullet on his right hand.

Shooter Jennings has a few more tattoos on his arms, however we can't confirm the designs.

Shooter Jennings tattoo under navel.

Shooter Jennings forearm tattoo picture.

Shooter Jennings gun tattoo photo.

Tribal tattoo sun

Completely whimsical, Tribal tattoo sun is a tad attractive one as and when we talk about the tattooing of astrological things, including that of stars, planets, solar system, Sun, and Moon. Sun Moon tattoo has elements of both Sun and Moon.

It mixes the brilliance of solar masculinity and lunar touch of feminine energy. Tribal tattoo sun, comprising half Sun and Moon in one circle, dictates the aura with special significance of feminine power married with male energy.

Tribal Tattoo Frog

Tribal Tattoos Frog

Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 3 (Ikaika, In Progress)

Continuing with the mini-reunion, of sorts, with my family in Hawai'i, back in April, let's visit with my nephew Ikaika. If seeing my nephew Keali'i for the first time in 18 years was a trip, then talking to Ikaika was an all-out exercise in time travel, it seemed.

Ikaika, to my memory, was a toddler, barely a kid. Or, at least that's how I last remembered him. Now, he is an adult, and he remembered who I was, much to my amazement.

He shared his work in progress, a traditional-style Hawaiian pattern tribal sleeve, here:

This sleeve represents about twelve hours of work, all done by George "Keoki" Davis at HippoGrafix.

Ikaika also shared this hannya mask on the back of his calf, courtesy of "Tattoo Mike" Higuchi at Dark Side Tattoo in Honolulu:

Thanks to my nephew Ikaika for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Previously in the Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family series:

Part 1, A Preface
Part 2, Keali'i's Sleeves