Can You Still Be a Model With Tattoos?

To make it as a model, you need to create right look to appeal to top modelling agencies. If they believe you’re right for their talent roster, an agency can really open doors for you and start you on the road to a successful modelling career. LUXE Models asks: can you still be a model with tattoos?

Modelling and tattoos

The Tattoo Collections writes that throughout history, various civilisations have embraced tattooing for a number of social and cultural reasons. It was only in the 20^th Century that tattoos became a fashion trend. Starting with rebel culture in the 50s and 60s and punk music in the 70s, tattoos gradually became cool and these days, people don’t remember a time when they weren’t in fashion.

Changing attitudes

Traditionally, the global fashion industry has always frowned upon tattoos. But attitudes are slowly changing, particularly with the rise of alternative modelling. If you want to become an alternative male model, for instance, it is key that you embrace your individuality, so tattoos may not always be out of the question here.

Even the mainstream fashion industry is slowly altering its stance towards tattoos. The Daily Mail writes that huge modelling names like Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne and Rosie Huntington-Whitelely all have tattoos and it hasn’t hurt their careers. Celebrated fashion photographer Christian Saint even reckons that in future, the tattooed model will come to reign supreme over the catwalks!

Measured approach

So what does this mean for you as an aspiring model? We answer this question on the LUXE Models website’s frequently asked questions page. Basically, tattoos shouldn’t hold you back from becoming a model.  This may depend on the size of the artwork and its location on your body, as well as the type of modelling you want to break into.

LUXE Models advise you to take a measured approach. You may want to ensure any tattoos you get in future are small and based on parts of your body which are easily concealed. It is also vital that you are aware of what’s accepted within different areas of modelling, so you can make sure you enter an industry that’ll start you off on the road to success! 

Tattoos; This Season's Trend

So it seems the latest trend amongst celebrities is tattooing your body- with the more tattoos covering your skin the better- a trend that Luxe Models won’t be copying. Three people who are considerably eye-catching due to their tattoos are Cher Lloyd, Harry Styles and Cara Delevingne  unfortunately for them though although the tattoos may be eye-catching, they’re not necessarily nice. 

Cher Lloyd wowed at the recent Teen Choice Awards with her new hair-do, which was a sleek and sophisticated cropped style. However, although her hair-do and natural make-up suited her one thing really let her down, her arm tattoos. It’s sort of a given that once you start inking a large proportion of your body you will no longer be able to pull off the sophisticated look, yet Cher decided to give it a go, but unfortunately she could not pull it off. Furthermore the tattoos looked miss-matched and out of place, with no real pattern or theme going on. The tattoos on her arms include skulls, love hearts, quotes and question marks and although Cher has previously said, “I don’t have a favourite tattoo. I like all of my tattoos. I don’t think I’ll regret any of them” we somehow think she will.

Then there’s Harry Styles, who seems to have treated his body like a piece of paper, doodling on it, writing random words and just in general causing a mess. His tattoos consist of birds, stars and literally scribble. Although he can pull it off slightly more than Cher, (solemnly because he’s a lad) there is still no denying that he looks absolutely hideous.

Cara Delevingne’s tattoos on the other hand are quite interesting and pleasing to look at. She currently has the head of a lion tattooed on one of her fingers, which looks more like art work than a tattoo (we know that tattoos are all essentially art-work but this tattoo is one that people would actually want to look at). However, just as we thought Cara was the sensible one she recently got ‘Made In England’ tattooed to the sole of her foot, (ouch) thankfully with it being on the sole of her foot it is easily covered, we just hope she doesn’t go down the same path as Cher and Harry.

Some tattoos can be beautiful and really meaningful, however, these young stars need to remember that this latest trend isn’t something they can just throw away, but something that takes a lot of money and pain to have removed.