to think tattoos cannot make you look more classy?

[theinets]

In Brighton yesterday, lots of flesh and tattoos on display. Aibu to think they can be artful but never make person look more classy sadly?

George V and both his sons (Duke of Clarence and the Duke of York) had tattoos.

As did Edward VII, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria (allegedly) and around 1 in 5 member of the aristocracy by 1900. And so did Winston Churchill and his mother, Lady Randalph Curchill.

The dirty chavs...........

ooh, Catgirl, do you have any links that show what tats they had?

George V ad a cross of Jerusalem :)

had even :) my keyboard is rubbish

Lady Churchill had a snake on her wrist

Winston had an anchor on his arm (says Professor Internet).

George V had a red+blue dragon on his arm &... I wish you had warned me what a "Prince Albert" was slang for before I googled images, really did not want to see all that! (Probably something all British people know, eek). I will cease searching for what or where his tat was about .

LOL @ lljkk! If I thought you were going to do an image search!

Oh god sorry lljkk

Well, what should men and women wear to look more classy in your view, theinets?

I would never consider myself as classy anyway!

I have 2 small tattoos both which can be hidden, a Japanese symbol for life on the top left of my back, after my youngest was very poorly and made an amazing recovery. My other is a small star on my ankle for the 2 babies I never met when I had miscarriages.

I have them because they are personal to me, and I love them.

I don't take offence when people say they don't like tattoos, I didn't have them to please others!

i have 2 tats done, never aspire to be classy

I think that nicely done tattoos look beautiful. I'm too much of a wuss to get any though

Making a thread about your view of tattoos and how you don't think they're classy is like making a thread about how you can't understand herpatologists' choices of pet, because you (universal you) hate snakes.

It doesn't matter whether you hate tattoos or snakes. The people who like them will continue to like them, and they already know other people don't share their opinion!

i just won

had a bet with myself after reading the OP that they didn't return to thread

What if I had Boden tattooed on me? Would that be much better to my stars and trivial patterns?

I have several tattoos.

I didn't get them to look classy, feminine or 'right'

I got them because I wanted to.

I don't think I could care less what anyone thinks of them to be perfectly honest

Boden! That's another one. People regularly start threads expressing their detestation for Boden clothes. Yet, Boden are apparently still finding it financially worthwhile to advertise here! Number of opinions swayed=presumably negligable.

false pure class

thanks, i've got 'harrods' tattooed on my arse cheeks

I wonder if theinets enjoyed his/her trip to Brighton... Presumably it was cheaper to travel there than say, Venice.

I always genuinely enjoy theinets' threads/posts when I see them.

If you don't want to see tattooed people, don't visit Brighton. It's practically compulsory to have tattoos if you live here. I'm looking forward to adding to my collection, and having people arbitrarily judge my education, wealth, intelligence, personality and upbringing based upon it. And then laughing at them.

Dd2 went to au pair in Spain when she was 18 and came back with a tat. She is a singer and has 3 music notes tattooed on her belly-it actually looks OK.told her if she ever got pregnant it would look like a symphony lol

Small point admittedly , dogs are meant to be for life, dog trusts anyone?