Did you know that Barbie has a tattoo? It's true; one of the
many incarnations of the Barbie doll was shipped with a
butterfly tattoo adorned to her stomach. There were also other
tattoo designs available to apply should Barbie ever become
bored of the butterfly tattoo.
Now, it maybe a little irresponsible of the maker's of Barbie to
suggest to young children that you can pick and choose your
tattoo as easily as peeling off a sticker, however the point
remains that tattoos are now absolutely mainstream. If Barbie,
the quintessential role model for young girls can have a
butterfly tattoo, then anyone in the world can.
In the UK alone, there is believed to be a tattoo parlour in
most major towns and cities, clearly showing the demand for
tattoos is there. In the US, it is understood that as many as
one in ten adults have a tattoo, that's a phenomenal figure
which many experts expect to rise further in the future.
Helping to lead this growth in tattoos and body art are young
females in the 18-24 age brackets. You can probably guess the
most popular design? A butterfly tattoo of course, it is hard to
know what impact Barbie had on this, and of course no self
respecting 18-24 year old girl will admit to being influenced by
Barbie.
For the time being at least, it looks as though the sight of
butterfly tattoos is here to stay. One can only hope those that
do apply these designs to the bodies realise that the tattoo is
there for life, unlike the butterfly tattoo worn by Barbie.
About the author:
Article by Michael Black. Find out more interesting facts about
butterfly tattoos
and other popular tattoo designs at his website
www.tattoo art and design.com
