Piercisms

The Guide to Modern Piercings: Quite a Stretch

By now it’s fairly common to see somebody rocking large gauge ear jewelry pretty much anywhere you go.  But talking to that same person might provide more insight than you realize into the variance...
fashion

Retro Fashion File: Anchors Away – Nautical Remix

Swingin’ Semi-Sixties When the monochrome, simple graphics, and color blocking of the sixities meets a modern update on retro style, the result is a flush of brightness and some boardwalk worthy be...
Rising Stars of Modern Piercing

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Septril

Location:  Through the fistula (healed tunnel of flesh) of a stretched septum piercing, exiting on the outside of the nose, usually just below the tip.   Alternate Names:  Septril, jungle piercing,...
Jewelry Fashion

Body Jewelry Update: Starry Eyed

In the midst of those hazy Summer nights filled with energy, magic, and maybe some champagne, there’s only one phrase to describe the look our faces when we catch that perfect glimpse of the world’...
Jewelry Fashion

In the Bag: Attending the Teddy Bear Picnic

July tenth is National Teddy Bear’s Picnic Day, and what better way to celebrate than by decking it out teddy style with some fun and funky jewelry.   Totally Teddy   If you were one of those kids ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Altered: the World of Modern Surgical Modification

Piercings, tattoos; that’s all old hat by now, right?  But what about permanent structural changes to the human body?  With advances constantly occurring in surgical modification, new and interesti...
fashion

Jewelry Fashion Fix: Wicked Summer Wedding

Head Gear   Not so down with the traditional veil?  Then check out the plethora of other hair options.  Flora and bonnets, ribbons and lace, and vintage pins or sprigs all make a stellar alternativ...
extreme body mod

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Sub-clavicle

Location:  This piercing is the only one of its kind that has been successfully performed on multiple persons.  It enters the skin underneath the collar bone, passes through the actual body cavity ...
fashion

Fashion for Summertime Feet: All in the Anklet

Ankle bracelets are a stylish foot accessory that’s perfect for Summer. Anklets have been worn in Eastern cultures for hundreds of years. In the U.S. they have been in and out of fashion over the l...