tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post8335856596808214723..comments2023-10-09T06:43:15.379-07:00Comments on This Old Life: Tattoos?!Nabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452631431357479401noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-49131225985324654642021-08-12T22:42:13.832-07:002021-08-12T22:42:13.832-07:00I really like reading a post that will make men an...I really like reading a post that will make men and women think. Also, thanks for allowing for me to comment!<a href="https://rsoancbdoils.com/product-category/top-shelf-weed-canada/" rel="nofollow">Top shelf canada</a>Runtz Weed Storehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026514669180871329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-75160677063482989852011-09-22T08:11:16.502-07:002011-09-22T08:11:16.502-07:00brilliant post and thank you for highlighting it!
...brilliant post and thank you for highlighting it!<br /><br />I totally agree with you that to dress vintage does not require tattoos, but that tattoos do not detract from the 'look' either. I myself have a few tattoos, but all in places that I can cover easily, so they are only ever on show when I decide I want to show them off!<br /><br />I get stopped a lot and asked questions too when I leave the house in a full 40s look, but the thing I find strangest of all is when a random person comes up to me and starts fiddling with my hair and feeling my clothes up...ok it usually comes with a nice compliment, but when did I give permission for complete strangers to feel me up?!? (and that is meant in the least sexual way possible, heh!) <br /><br />Great blog and I love seeing all the outfits you make yourself, a true inspiration and I am itching to get out the sewing machine :) thank you<br /><br />Emma<br />xxxLady Jardin - Vintage Views of the South Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464389005844139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-18489159413416839252011-09-14T10:23:00.637-07:002011-09-14T10:23:00.637-07:00Great post! There are tons of snobbery and elitism...Great post! There are tons of snobbery and elitism amongst those who dress vintage as well, and I'm not even going into the ones who don't know about fashion history. <br /><br />I usually dress in 1940s-styled clothes and hair and the whole bit, and I have a 3/4 japanese-style tattoo as well. I don't think it detracts from the clothes or the look. My tattoo is also traditional in terms of Edo period Japan, and I don't have any modern or one-point tattoos. <br /><br />On the days when I have forgotten to set my hair I usually go for a more refined goth look, and the tattoo helps with that as well. <br /><br />I got stopped and asked for a photograph by Inked Magazine and Getty Images while waiting for my friends for Fashion Week over the weekend, and I think it's definitely more about style and how you carry yourself than whether or not you have a tattoo.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604732687253434380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-37480264932675200132011-09-11T23:31:03.298-07:002011-09-11T23:31:03.298-07:00You have fabulous style and I'm so glad you sh...You have fabulous style and I'm so glad you share it with us!<br />I nominated you for the Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award. You inspire me!<br />http://vforvintageblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/pinterest-and-blog-award.htmlBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506540731006921244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-39323990769913562622011-09-04T12:58:08.202-07:002011-09-04T12:58:08.202-07:00Maybe they were assuming you were part of the rock...Maybe they were assuming you were part of the rockabilly subculture? It's known for incorporating vintage and rock stylings and a lot of the women in the scene are inked.Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514261193556422663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-3756981239170171122011-08-29T14:38:15.560-07:002011-08-29T14:38:15.560-07:00Thanks for sharing! I have been contemplating the ...Thanks for sharing! I have been contemplating the very things you're describing. I think your style is wonderful. I've been lurking here for awhile, admiring your clothing. It's time for me to speak up.Course of Perfectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740696357311705533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-20051388681569258782011-08-29T09:10:22.092-07:002011-08-29T09:10:22.092-07:00Huh- that's strange she would assume something...Huh- that's strange she would assume something, but I think you're right that most people have a very limited understanding of vintage style. A lot of people's perspective of vintage seems to be gleamed from the media, including movies and magazines- and since they tend to sort of lump "vintage" (including retro looks) into one category, maybe that's why folks make odd comments sometimes.<br />I agree with you that tattoos and the like are personal choice. Not for me, but I don't mind if others have them.<br />I have also randomly had my picture taken by people who didn't ask when I was dressed up and it's somewhat unnerving. Perhaps it's the modern age with all the social networking and whatnot- and privacy (and courtesy, in some cases) doesn't seem to quite be what it used to be. I've never been one to tout that "things were better back then", but in a way some things were...<br />I usually get "Are you an actress?" or "Are you in a play?" but luckily I haven't gotten many rude comments. I tend to think folks are generally curious, but sometimes the way it comes across isn't the best...Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474033571158410724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-12654131223802004512011-08-28T23:03:49.206-07:002011-08-28T23:03:49.206-07:00Wow, that is a strange thing to ask! I agree that ...Wow, that is a strange thing to ask! I agree that it was rather rude of her. At least she liked your look (which is fabulous by the way).<br /><br />People do make the oddest assumptions about those who wear vintage! I think the strangest comment I have ever received was from a random guy that knew my friend. We were all chatting, and the conversation got around to the way I was dressed. He said "So you really like vintage?" and I told him I did. He responded by asking "so does that mean you are racist?" I was rather stunned and just said no. Wish I could have come up with a better comeback at the time but it really caught me off guard!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870435785776540136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-44949124508702800222011-08-28T21:20:25.939-07:002011-08-28T21:20:25.939-07:00I'm sorry but I just can't belive how rude...I'm sorry but I just can't belive how rude she was! Asking to see tatoos that arn't vissible is like asking if they can have look at your underware!<br /><br />Sometimes wearing vintage can make me feel naked... I have tatoos on my left arm and on my knuckles and very often I get the same question like you did with the difference that my can be moore or less vissible but I still feel odd when they ask to see moore...<br /><br />This can really make me feel to hide in a pair of jeans and a hoodded sweater (and some times I do and after a while my batterys are reloded)<br /><br />But still, she did like your way to dress! She just did't know how to behave corectly (and mabey she had an obsession about tatoos and asked every person she meet tho show them to her?)<br /><br />Love/Nadja EleonoraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-91343134959056703722011-08-28T12:29:35.082-07:002011-08-28T12:29:35.082-07:00I'm a french girl who is wearing vintage 40...I'm a french girl who is wearing vintage 40's, 50's clothes everyday (my husband too) and I recognized me so much in your comments... <br />Most of the time people appreciate my look and compliment me but it's sometimes too much.<br />Like you I don't have tatoos and I already have had the same question about my tatoos.<br />Most of the time I'm wearing hats and some questions like "Is it your real hair?" made me relly surprised.<br />I don't like to take pictures with people but I don't want to seem snob so I smile and do it, but what I hate the most is people people taking pictures behind my back... Last week I was eating some pasta in a restaurant in Bruxelles with my husband, while eating a woman asked me to take my picture... I can be strange but people can be more strange!<br />What I'm the most surprised is how people cannot find the right era of my clothes, this morning at a flea market: "You're wearing clothes from the XIXth century!". One day a boy called me Laura Ingalls....<br />I'm a blonde girl and about once a week some pleople think that I'm a foreigner "Are you russian???", do they still wear 50's clothes in Russia????<br />I don't wear vintage to be different just because I think 40's-50's look is really much better than today's style, but must I be like a circus animal? I don't think so...Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936447176191219940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-90056674742187188542011-08-28T09:30:24.134-07:002011-08-28T09:30:24.134-07:00I really love that you brought this to light. Som...I really love that you brought this to light. Sometimes I feel that I don't fit in with the "vintage crowd" because I don't have tattoos. In New York, so many gals do the Rockabilly look with tats and vintage or vintage reproduction clothes. That's a great look, its just not one that I have chosen for myself. As for the woman who made the comment, its just not very nice to ask to see someone's tattoos. That's PRIVATE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-64473949434885257302011-08-28T00:15:31.819-07:002011-08-28T00:15:31.819-07:00I agree with lots of the comments above, I would s...I agree with lots of the comments above, I would say it's rude to ask about tatoos and underpinnings unless it comes up in conversation with someone you know, most people wouldn't realise I have tattoos, (2 little ones)as they are mine and not for public consumption. I'm suprised how little some people know about previous eras, I haven't had any nasty comments but I've had a few "looks". I do agree it's good that others are interested, and dressing the way we do makes them think a little about what is "normal". Excellent post, really enjoyed and look forward to reading others thoughts!!! XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-26509430147831412902011-08-27T21:56:27.122-07:002011-08-27T21:56:27.122-07:00How rude is this woman! I don't think this is...How rude is this woman! I don't think this is a question anyone should ask particularly a stranger. I have tattoos and if the subject comes up in conversation I'm willing to answer questions and to show them but I would never ask or expect to be asked by a person I didn't know. At least you can be happy in the fact that she liked the way you look.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142947905050151725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-83349100125183052602011-08-27T20:56:55.106-07:002011-08-27T20:56:55.106-07:00What a strange comment! I can only imagine she was...What a strange comment! I can only imagine she was thinking of the rockabilly gals and their love for tattoos, but it's still such a generalization. I have found that my vintage garb makes people treat me like a spectacle or even a freak-- strangers on the street have asked (and sometimes not even!) to touch my hair, mink collars, and dresses... it seems so rude to me, but I know they're just honestly curious. The worst is when people ask me if my hair is real.... of course it is, but how embarrassed I'd be if it were actually a wig. All in all, though, it's nice that way we dress is making folks stop and think a little :)Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955329474063496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-32343581297262386652011-08-27T17:19:31.994-07:002011-08-27T17:19:31.994-07:00Wow! I have tatts, dress retro/vintage on and off ...Wow! I have tatts, dress retro/vintage on and off and have never gotten that one, at least not when they are hidden! Yes, I often do think that being dressed outside the box invites, or makes people think they have the right, to make comments, take photos and ask questions. But I am ok with it.Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-81072632381438270482011-08-27T16:45:16.006-07:002011-08-27T16:45:16.006-07:00I had a teacher I was working with tell me I reall...I had a teacher I was working with tell me I really could dress down for school (I'm student teaching) in khakis and polos. I told her dresses were really more my thing (since I wear a lot of vintage) and that I was comfortable like this. She kept bringing it up and finally just said the way I dressed was distracting. Not because it was immodest but because it was "different" from how others dressed. I told her I didn't own khakis nor did I intend on dressing in a more normal way because it's "normal". I hated that I was reduced to "distracting" because I choose to dress differently.Emma Littonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614171717530057741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-75509478243901429612011-08-27T15:48:06.632-07:002011-08-27T15:48:06.632-07:00How bizarre! Obviously she doesn't know much a...How bizarre! Obviously she doesn't know much about vintage, but wearing vintage has taught me how much people don't know about the past (including me!)! Actually, I got into vintage after take a "which decade are you" quiz. I got 1940s and had no idea what people actually wore in the 40s. So, I googled and fell in love and the rest is history.Stephanie Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210449948990020456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-31750876005425987722011-08-27T13:16:17.256-07:002011-08-27T13:16:17.256-07:00Ha. Never gotten that one before! Most people are ...Ha. Never gotten that one before! Most people are quite surprised to hear I do have one, because you can't ever see it with the clothes I usually wear. I find it extremely rude for her to assume such a thing, and to ask in such a manner. I've been lucky with the comments I've gotten, aside from the special lady in the Starbucks line that I wrote about here (http://ruebyretro.blogspot.com/2011/08/rude.html). Aside from her saying I didn't look like a "normal girl", I've had all positive comments though definitely some stares.Ceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516722290571447273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-28720406002823042412011-08-27T12:27:56.943-07:002011-08-27T12:27:56.943-07:00Once, when I saw my aunt, she asked me, "Oh! ...Once, when I saw my aunt, she asked me, "Oh! Are you playing nurse today?" I almost laughed, but saw she was serious and then I felt sorry for her. I didn't know what to say without being rude...but, it still makes me laugh to think about it now : )<br /><br />I've had other's say they liked my dress, did I make it, etc. I made little cards with my blog's name on them to give to people who are nice like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757226979393134529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631927567279264727.post-61078011879527234542011-08-27T12:14:49.743-07:002011-08-27T12:14:49.743-07:00Asking about your tattoos is a very random one! I...Asking about your tattoos is a very random one! I have had people ask for photos when dressed up and I also got 'why are you dressed like that?' (to which I answer why not, and more insultingly 'what are you dressed as?' Personally it makes me less likely to dress outside the norm unless I am with friends, if I am going out on my own I do think more carefully about what I wear but this is a habit I am trying to break. I wouldn't walk around wearing the next to nothing outfits that the people that ask these questions often seem to, but I wouldn't go up to someone and point it out to them. (Sorry for the rant, I totally agree with your post)sorbetsurprisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641390039457024522noreply@blogger.com