


“Those who traditionally wore tattoos- carpenters, scaffolding workers, laborers, gamblers, gangsters- continue to wear them as an occasional badge. Another reason, one of the strongest in Europe and America, is that to be tattooed is to be well-dressed.”
— DONALD RICHIE
“Those who traditionally wore tattoos- carpenters, scaffolding workers, laborers, gamblers, gangsters- continue to wear them as an occasional badge. Another reason, one of the strongest in Europe and America, is that to be tattooed is to be well-dressed.” — DONALD RICHIE