A Brief History.
Throughout history people have decorated and altered
the appearance of their bodies in many different ways.
Body piercing is one of the oldest and most interesting
forms of body modification, yet the reasons for piercing
the body are as diverse as the cultures they come from.
Throughout history body piercing has been practiced
by many cultures for many centuries; it is believed
as long as five thousand years. Body piercing was often
identified with royalty and portrayed courage and virility.
Egyptian Pharaohs pierced their navels as a rite of
passage. Roman soldiers pierced their nipples to show
their manhood. Mayans pierced their tongues as a spiritual
ritual, and both sexes of Victorian royalty chose nipple
and genital piercing.
In our culture we have brought to the mainstream some
of these ancient and tribal practices. The big difference
here is the expression of self choice. In our more permissive
modern day society an individual can pierce their body
for any number of the reasons listed above, but is not
limited or obligated to a specific set of rules or conduct.
Another unique principal behind modern day piercing
is that unless the piercing has been overstretched,
it can be viewed as temporary. The person can take out
the jewelry if he/she desires and re-transform their
"look" again and again! We believe that much
of the recent attraction and popularity of this "piercing
renaissance" stems from the fact that up until
the present - people were just unaware it was possible
to pierce the body in so many different ways!
