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(image source | Made in Brooklyn)
Made in Brooklyn is a shop recently opened by Mr. Kaves, of The Lordz. The shop carries all your typical street-wear needs from the usual players; New Era, 10 Deep, etc., plus skateboarding gear and custom artwork. With an appoint- ment, you can even get a tattoo by Mr. Kaves himself. The shop is located at 9303 3rd Ave, Bayridge, Brooklyn. Be sure to check it out.
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(image source | Telegraph)
The only thing that confuses me about this mans tattoos is why his ears are left un-inked?
Source | Telegraph
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I thought after I ripped apart a lame tattoo parlor for using fake tattoos in their advertisements, the word would have spread and no one would do this ever again. Apparently I over-estimated my power, nay under-estimated the stupidity of advertisers out there. In the latest addition of fake tattoos being used to try and make a business seem cool, the Iron Horse Hotel (not a lame name at all) is pushing their elegant chic style on the bikers of the world. Now, when I think of bikers I think of people more like this, but I am aware that there are a million Yama-fake-a-hog riders out there that would probably dig this hotel and feel hardcore because of the Iron Horse name. You would think that since you want to appeal to those who want to be cool, even though they live in the suburbs and drive a SUV during the week, the advertisers would have used a real hot chick with a real back piece in the ad. Sure, my man Bobby Fisher might not think it is hot anymore, but if you’re gonna go that angle, do it right! Please advertisers of the world, don’t make me say this a third time!
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(image source | Ads of the World)
I love tattoo’s and I cannot wait to get my ribcage inked this fall, but what the hell is Tattoo Yes doing advertising. And not cool street advertising, but like paid and serious advertising. Not only is this come bizarre conforming of tattoo’s but the tats in the ads aren’t even real. Can anyone say posers!?!? I can just see the creative ad nerds who got all excited when they thought using fake tattoos was a cool way to show how talented the artist at the shop are.
See more lame fake tats and what I consider to be much cooler tattoos after the jump.
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How could you not want this woman?…
I’m not driven by status or money because I was successful prior to the show. Family is number one, and I have been supporting a good chunk of my family for a long time. My mom is living in Mexico so I’m trying to bring her back to America. I knew they were going to do this show anyway, with or without me, and that’s why I signed up. If I didn’t do it, I’d be damned if I let some hot girl who has been tattooing for three years represent everything I’ve worked for since I was 14. I knew I had to do it, and I did it. I’ve gotten a lot of backlash, but I can’t give a fuck what people think about me. It just hurts to be discredited— because I love tattooing. And tattooing is oversaturated with people who don’t love it. New people are getting into it for all the wrong reasons because shows like mine glamorize it. Tattooing was always such a secret society and now you have every soccer mom saying, ‘Oh, I want my daughter to be like Kat Von D.’ Well, that’s a really hard road to go down and knowing what I went through at 16. I would never wish that upon anybody’s kid. I saw a lot of shit kids shouldn’t see. That’s why I get so much hatred; people feel like I’m doing a televised apprenticeship and promoting kids to buy bullshit tattoo machines and start Hepatitis epidemics. I’m down to promote the strong, empowered female doing whatever the fuck it is she wants to do, but in no way do I think kids should start tattooing. It’s a biker world. People used to burn each other’s shops down if you opened too close, and in some places it’s still like that. But the thing that I am proud of with the show is being able to open people’s minds. My parents never stepped foot in my shop for the entire 10 years that I was tattooing, until the show came out. My dad called me and said, ‘Oh my God, Kathy. I didn’t know this is what you do. You help people.’ That’s awesome. And whether you have tattoos or not, every person can relate to the stories that are being told on the show, and that’s a great thing.
Read the full interview here.
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