My first memories of tats were on the arms of servicemen and criminals back in the fifties.
It seems the tat industry exploded in the 90's or something.
A tatted woman causes embarassment especially for a man because if we have any desire for art, we're drawn to try to determine what the hell IS that picture anyway on a moving female body... and we're not supposed to stare like that.
I’ve never understood why tattoo parlor s are open all night. Even with the explosion of tattooing, I can’t see enough demand to justify running a business all night.