An estimated 500,000 people in Britain are reported to be wearing some form of tattoo, many having been done in the past few years. The peculiar craze to use the body as a human tapestry is not restricted to sailors and tough servicemen, but is increasingly being used by professional people from all walks of life. The craze is even affecting women who proudly exhibit the latest colourful designs. There are some 250 fulltime tattooists in the country, who specialise in exotic patterns, from fire-breathing dragons and galloping horses to butterflies and angels. Seen here is a British tattoo artist at work on a female customer at a tattoo shop in southern England.

Press, 28 June 1983, Page 21

An estimated 500,000 people in Britain are reported to be wearing some form of tattoo, many having been done in the past few years. The peculiar craze to use the body as a human tapestry is not restricted to sailors and tough servicemen, but is increasingly being used by professional people from all walks of life. The craze is even affecting women who proudly exhibit the latest colourful designs. There are some 250 fulltime tattooists in the country, who specialise in exotic patterns, from fire-breathing dragons and galloping horses to butterflies and angels. Seen here is a British tattoo artist at work on a female customer at a tattoo shop in southern England.