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I like tattoos - on other people. I don’t mean the multiplicity of designs that turns the body into a picture-gallery. I mean the tasteful less-is-more tattoos that draw attention to a part of the body rather than to the images themselves. I especially like the tattoo that many young women display across the small of their back. It seems de rigeur nowadays to display not only the tattoo, but also the thin waistband of a thong to underline it. Slovenly but nice. It’s the permanence of tattoos that would worry me. A simple red rose on a full breast might look attractive, as might a ring of roses around the navel, or a fairy maiden on a well-turned ankle, perhaps even a mythical beast standing guard over the pubes (all for future posts). But I’m sure there would come a time when I longed to see a different image, or none at all. As their colours faded, so would their appeal. For my delight, Emma will sometimes apply one of those temporary tattoos we used to call transfers a useful compromise.
I like tattoos - on other people. I don’t mean the multiplicity of designs that turns the body into a picture-gallery. I mean the tasteful less-is-more tattoos that draw attention to a part of the body rather than to the images themselves. I especially like the tattoo that many young women display across the small of their back. It seems de rigeur nowadays to display not only the tattoo, but also the thin waistband of a thong to underline it. Slovenly but nice. It’s the permanence of tattoos that would worry me. A simple red rose on a full breast might look attractive, as might a ring of roses around the navel, or a fairy maiden on a well-turned ankle, perhaps even a mythical beast standing guard over the pubes (all for future posts). But I’m sure there would come a time when I longed to see a different image, or none at all. As their colours faded, so would their appeal. For my delight, Emma will sometimes apply one of those temporary tattoos we used to call transfers a useful compromise.
