Piercing ,Skin and Metal

The ear, nose, lips, navel, or nipple, whether or not your body parts have been baptized by "metal," body piercing culture has been around for a long time in human history. Although body piercing still leaves a rebellious and unscrupulous impression on many people, it is a common way of body modification to puncture wearing accessories today.Or because of the painful instinct, or for the belief, the perforation is aimed at the transformation of the body, and there is a different plot behind everyone.

01 Body modification

Mummy around 3300 BC

In 1991, scientists discovered a mummy living in the Alps in the Arctic about 3,300 BC and named it Otzi. In addition to the 61 tattoos on the body, the earrings on the ears are also prominent.

02 Status symbol

The image of the Painal god of the Olmec

There are many rules in ancient Central American civilization for the location of perforations of different identities.The Olmec (the predecessor of the Aztecs) who lived in Mexico, pierced on his cheeks, expanded with age.For Aztecs, piercing symbolizes hierarchical status, and the piercing and wearing materials represent different social status.In medieval Italy, earrings are used as a distinguishing mark. Only slaves, sex workers and outsiders can wear earrings.

03 Physiological significance

Ancient Olympic Games male athletes

In the history, many African women used left nasal piercing to relieve menstrual pain, while various African cultures still used traditional perforation techniques.In addition, there is a special way of piercing that is popular among male athletes and performers.Young men will pierce their foreskins and connect them to form a foreskin buckle.On the one hand, it is for physical health, on the other hand, it is to maintain part of its privacy in public.

04 Cultural significance

French singer Polaire wearing a nose ring

In the 1890s, some of the windy fields in Paris did have a frenzy of pierced nipples - anneauxde sein. For example, the TV series 《L'Homme qui venait d'ailleurs》 shows the nipple ring on the mistress of the French King in the Palace of Versailles.At the beginning of the 20th century, French singer Polaire wore a nose ring, as it existed in ancient African and North American civilizations.

05 Modern interpretation

Givenchy 2015

The impact of physical transformation on the modern fashion world may also exceed your perception.The works of design masters such as Walter van Beirendonck, Alexander McQueen, Riccardo Tisci, etc., have been greatly inspired by the physical transformation. Many design elements have direct body piercing elements.