Body piercings and body modifications have been around for years and are still popular to this day. A modification can be as simple as an ear piercing, or can go as far as wanting to permanently scar yourself. While the majority of body modifications come from different cultures and rituals, the corset piercing stands alone.
First developed around the late 1990s, the piercing started to gain popularity through the early 2000s in the tattoo and body modification community. A corset piercing is when a part of the body is pierced numerous times going side to side as a ribbon is laced through. This gives the appearance that that part of the body is “corseted”. Your initial reaction might be “ouch!”, but next you might be wondering “why?” Although corset piercings are usually temporary, people get them done for photo shoots, pride parades, music festivals, and tattoo and piercing conventions. In the early 2010s, girls were even getting them done for prom. Corset piercings turn the body into art. It highlights natural curves and creates the hourglass look that is often sought after. A corset piercing is a physical symbol of pain and femininity.
Creative Direction and Words by Anna Jara.
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Photography by Tanner Phillips.
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