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Florence Welch has the phrase “Too Fast For Freedom” written accross the the backs of both ankles. This is a lyric from her song “Delilah” off of the album How Big How Blue How Beautiful. She showed off the tattoos on her twitter and instagram on May 18, 2015 to promote the song, which premiered the next day.
Emily Ratajkowski’s first – and so far only – tattoo is on the back of her left ankle. “It’s a window, got it when I was 18. I always forget its there!” she tweeted. It also symbolizes a feeling of home. Emily studied art at UCLA before dropping out to pursue her modeling career and the window shape is inspired by her own artistic collages.
Bruna Marquezine visited artist Adao Rosa’s shop Nautica Tattoo in July 2013 where her gave her a this new tatto of an anchor on her ankle and also touched up her existing tattoos of a heart on her finger and cross on her side. She chose an anchor to symbolically hold her down. “The anchor is the latest, and I got it to remember that I have a safe haven and to keep my feet on the ground forever,” she told R7. There is a little heart on the top of the anchor as a symbol of her family, who are her safe harbor. (more…)
Melanie Martinez has a tattoo on her left calf of the children’s book character Madeline along with a quote from the series. In the stories, Madeline lives in a Catholic boarding school in Paris. She and her schoolmates always say a prayer before they eat their meals: “We love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all, we love each other.” It is a reminder that the people in our lives are the most important thing. Melanie included this prayer in her tattoo, which features Madeline holding a loaf of bread and is surrounded by little pink hearts. It was inked by artist Nat G at Good Luck Tattoo in January 2016.
This tattoo on Melanie Martinez’s right calf is a work of art from Japanese illustrator Masami Yanagida. It depicts a man whose body is cut into slices, with rose buds spilling out of the openings. The writing on his midsection says “Love Love You.” Melanie got the tattoo in December 2015 and shared a photo of the original artwork. (more…)
Melanie Martinez got this tattoo on her left calf from artist Shon Lindauer at High Seas Tattoo Parlor in Los Angeles in November 2015. It is a red wagon with a pillow and Z’s to represent the naps that she took in her own little wagon when she was a young girl. She has posted a picture of herself as a child napping in the wagon while being pulled around by an adult and she has also used a wagon as a prop in a photoshoot. Much of Melanie’s lyricism is based around childhood memories like this and the metaphors that they represent. (more…)
Melanie Martinez has a few tattoos of drawings by Masami Yanagida, but this one on her left calf was the first. It’s a little girl jumping in the air but her head is cut off and roses are spilling out of her neck. The girl’s blouse says “For Joy” as a reference to the expression “jump for joy.” Melanie went to artist Gary Royal in October 2015 who turned the drawing ink permanent body art. They made some changes to the colors, most noticeably making the skirt pink. (more…)
Melanie Martinez got a pair of tattoos on the back of her calves by artist Shon Lindauer in October 2015 featuring two characters from the 1936 Disney Silly Symphonies short film Elmer Elephant. In the cartoon, Elmer picks flowers and brings them to Tillie Tiger for her birthday party. The tattoo on Melanie’s right leg shows Elmer looking bashful after giving Tillie the bouquest. Elmer is made fun of by the other animals for his long nose and tries to hide it in order to fit in, but Tillie is nice to him. Elmer eventually saves the day by rescuing Tillie from her burning house using his nose as a hose. (more…)
This tattoo of a cute little tiger cub on Melanie Martinez’s right calf goes with the elephant tattoo on her opposite leg. The Tillie Tiger character appears in the 1936 Disney Silly Symphonies cartoon short Elmer Elephant, where she is Elmer’s love interest. She doesn’t judge him for his long nose like the other animals. The tattoo shows Tilling holding a bouquet a flowers which were a birthday gift from Elmer. Melanie got both tattoos done by artist by artist Shon Lindauer at High Seas Tattoo Parlor in October 2015. (more…)
A tiny heart outline on inked on the back of the ankle in black was Hailey Baldwin’s second tattoo.
