Tattos, from subculture to pop culture

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/oct/26/how-tattoos-went-from-subculture-to-pop-culture

When Nathan Boon started working as a tattoo artist about 10 years ago, tattoo parlours could be found in back alleys or on the outskirts of town. Over the years, as trends have moved from tribal designs on the lower back to geometric designs on the sternum, he has seen more shops open up in central business districts

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Tattoos can correspond to a deep desire to assert oneself, it can be a way to take possession of oneself.
This act is above all personal and symbolic because of the satisfaction it provides for the person who does it. Each tattooed person has their  reasons and motivations to mark their skin. For many people,being tattoed  is a way of expressing themselves because they can engrave on their skin important moments of their life, express their artistic side or their philosophy.  They want to show others a piece of their personality or  create a motive that is close to their hearts. Nearly half of millennials (aged between 1982 and 2004) have one