If the unbelievable geography, waterfront restaurants, and nearby vineyards aren't reason enough to visit Cape Town, South Africa, consider this news from Damian McGrath, the founder of tattoos.com: “Tattooing down there is sort of what tattooing was like 15 to 20 years ago in North America. There are lots of emerging artists, and the scene isn't as mainstream.” Sounds great, right? Well, that's the reason McGrath has planned Southern Ink Xposure, a weeklong event for international artists that culminates with a three-day convention at the Cape Town International Convention Center.
Stuck in a house for months without television, music, or a phone is like solitary confinement. Add in flamenco-dancing Tyra Banks, vicious fashionista boys, and a gaggle of neurotic women and it becomes a surrealist nightmare. If you survive, you have what it takes to be America’s Next Top Model. 22-year-old CariDee English calmly climbed to the top of the heap of hopefuls amid all that chaos. “Things got intense and crazy. Sometimes you really just wanted to slap someone,” she says. Since winning the title, she moved from her hometown of Fargo, ND, to New York City. “It’s been a whirlwind,” she says. “I like waking up and not ...
Hollywood hideaway Chateau Marmont, with its cadre of celebutantes, fringed lanterns, and butterfly-festooned decor, has always been known more for its trysts and tragedies than its food. But with the installation of executive chef Carolyn Spence, former chef de cuisine at New York City's Spotted Pig, both Chateau and Bar Marmont are finally building some culinary cred. “It's surreal,” says Spence of her glittery new world. It's hard to imagine a less likely arena for this North Jersey native who grew up in the gritty punk clubs of a pre-Giuliani Manhattan. Spence is tough, with a no-nonsense attitude and an aura of authority. She could hardly be more different than ...
The Learning Channel's reality show L.A. Ink is a phenomenon. It's come on the scene and pummeled the ratings of every tattoo television show that came before, and its star, Kat Von D, is the hottest thing in heels right now. Known for her lifelike black-and-gray portraits for more than ten years, the 25-year-old vixen has put her time in. Sadly, a lot of jealous folk in the tattoo world have a problem with the fact that she and the other artists in her shop—Corey Miller, Hannah Aitchison, and Kim Saigh—are glamorizing tattooing (yet they have no problem reaping the windfall their industry is feeling as a result of the ...
Imagine you're a Hollywood hairstylist working on a movie with Colin Farrell, whose hair you've been shampooing, blow-drying, and keeping reasonably coiffed for weeks. When the time comes that Farrell needs a cut, would you go near the boozy bigmouth with a pair of scissors? No, you'd probably call in reinforcements. And that's how Los Angeles stylist Chase Kusero got his first celebrity client. "Stylists on movie sets aren't really used to cutting hair," says Kusero. "I guess this one called me because he didn't want to piss Colin off." Luckily, Farrell was happy with his trim, and word of Kusero's skills spread through Hollywood. Today, as a stylist at ...
“Please note that I am a one-man operation so I am not always able to get back to people as quickly as I would like.” This is the apologetic ending to the voice mail greeting of Cherry Bomb’s sole artist and operator, Patrick Cornolo, who has had to deal with a lot of big changes this year. Located on the second floor of a building that also houses art studios and galleries, this “one-man operation” was founded in 1999 by Kim Saigh, of L.A. Ink fame. The two shared the space until May of this year, when Saigh handed the reins over to Cornolo so she could focus on her work in Los Angeles. While Cornolo explains that he and Saigh knew each other “from around” (their most direct link ...
“I would rather be here, than anywhere else,” says Chicago Tattoo Company’s shop manager and artist Nick Colella. “I don’t care what kind of shit goes down, as long as I am in a tattoo shop.” He adds, with a chuckle, “I’m lucky that I have a wife that understands that.” Originally opened in the ’60s by tattoo veteran Cliff Raven, Chicago Tattoo Company is not only the city’s oldest shop, but in fact, once was its only shop. In the ’70s, when officials upped the age limit for receiving a tattoo to 21 (it’s only recently returned to 18), most of the shops in the city went under. But this place managed to keep its doors open. As a result, boasts Colella, “Every other shop in the city has ...
Walk around the streets of Philadelphia and you’ll quickly notice it’s a city that takes tattooing seri ously. “In the summer you’ll see ink all over everyone,” says Chinatown Tattoo co-owner Braden Kendall. “It crosses all genres; I’ve sleeved out two doctors recently.” The shop sees a lot of action from walk-in clients—“We do names all day,” Kendall says—and has earned a reputation as a good place for first-timers looking for a positive experience. Here the legacy of traditional tattooing is still going strong, as Chinatown Tattoo has the distinction of being the oldest consecutively operational shop in Philadelphia. And yes, it used to be a Philadelphia Eddie’s. “The history of this shop and the city in general is amazing,” muses Dave Steele, who also goes by the name Snakeface. “It’s ...
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