Tattoo Sleeve Costume Ideas

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About Tattoo Sleeves

With television shows like "Miami Ink" and Kat Von D's "L.A. Ink," the ancient art of tattoo has finally gone mainstream. While many people choose to keep their tattoos in discreet, hidden places, more and more people are showcasing their committment to body art and modification by covering their arms with fully-inked tattoo sleeves. Known as sleeves among ink enthusiasts, the person's entire arm is covered with tattoos of either a similar theme or other random images that are joined by such traditional "filler" as waves, spirals, flowers, and other images. In a traditional tattoo sleeve, very little un-inked skin, if any is on the arm. Instead, it's covered with tattooed imagery.

Dressing up with Tattoo Sleeves

All the fun of getting ink without the pain -- or committment! Tattoo sleeve costumes are available as a sheer "sleeve" made up of a pantyhose-type material imprinted with a series of images. The "sleeve" slides on over your own arm to give the illusion of tattoos crawling up and down your arm. In sizes to accomodate men and women, these tattoo sleeves come in a variety of themes from the brilliantly colored waves, cherry blossoms, and koi fish of Japanese sleeves, to old-school rockabilly themes with dice, cherries, and other cool images. Even more themes are at yor disposal to create the sleeve of your dreams. You may just like it so much you might want it on there permanently!