Another series of pictures brought to us by Omar Macchiavelli.

This weekend, the yearly Milano Tatto Convention took place.
Pictures by Stefania Loschi.

Still in my rebellious rite-of-passage phase.

I anticipate always feeling as whimsical as I was when I chose this.

Thinking ahead deficient.

Quite willing to flirt with infections.

Personal names on my body are not necessarily indicative of my relationship with that person when you read this.

I regretted this one almost immediately.

It may be wrong to assume that I know what this symbol represents.

Future long-sleeve lover.

Actively taking a role in reducing the number of potential places that might employ me.

I HAD to be fairly inebriated to go with this one.

Remark that I might easily have been in his shoes and he in mine. If chance had not willed it otherwise. (S. Beckett, En attendant Godot).

Tattoo by Chris O’Donnell

This was made on the ankle of our dear friend Sue (East River Tattoo), by Janis, a stranger who had never done a tattoo before.

Beautiful and kind of creepy handcrafted doll by Marina Bychkova on show – and on sale for £15,044 – at the SHOWstudio shop, as part of their current To Bed exhibition. Porcelain, rubies, leather, gem stones, silver, bronze, and china paint.