National Model Search Winners and Sponsors

 January was something of a blur for us here at TattooApparel.com . In late December we announced our National Model Search Contest Winners and the first half of January was spent pulling things together for the Photo Shoot.

Our Contest Winners were Beau from MA and Adrienne from KY. They received an expense paid trip to Southern California for four nights, a wardrobe prize package and took part in a photo shoot for TattooApparel.com. During there stay in Southern California they spend some time at the beach in Santa Monica and dined at some fun restaurants including the House of Blues at Downtown Disney. Both winners really enjoyed the warm California weather as they were coming from snowy conditions. Beau and Adrienne were a lot of fun and we enjoyed having them here with us.

When they arrived in Southern California on Saturday, January 22nd they visited the Perpetual Vogue Boutique to see their wardrobe prizes and enjoy some champagne before checking into their hotel. TattooApparel.com wishes to thank the other wardrobe prize sponsors. They include Tres Noir who supplied two pair of hand made sunglasses to each winner, T.U.K. Shoes who supplied three pair of shoes to each winner, Femme Metale Sterling Silver Jewelry who supplied $200.00 of Sterling Silver Jewelry to each winner, Cartel Ink who supplied lots of shirts to each winner and Rock House who supplied shirts to the male contest winner. Adrienne also received fashions from Perpetual Vogue including dresses, skirts, jeans and corsets. Beau also received DCOY Jeans and shirts from Fender and Sailor Jerry from TattooApparel.com.

The big photo shoot took place on Monday, January 24th at a beautiful 70,000 s.f. mansion overlooking the ocean in Palos Verdes Estates California. The day started with a visit to Primarily Hair in La Habra California for hair and makeup services. Primarily Hair was a contest sponsor and they opened the salon for just our group that morning. We were welcomed by their smiling staff with breakfast and a big Congratulations sign for our winners. Make Up Artist Gianna Collica then went to the photo shoot location to take care of make up and hair touch ups for the day. Gianna is a veteran of many TattooApparel.com photo shoots and is always a huge help in keeping things organized. Photography for the photo shoot was by contest sponsor, Painted Pinups Photography. Painted Pinups specializes in Pin Up style photography but they also do some amazing marketing and product photography for us on our shoots. Also taking part in this photo shoot were Metal Sanaz, the gorgeous lady of heavy metal music and our good friend Heath who has modeled for us in the past. Heath was on double duty as he was also shooting video for us as his company HMC Creative does some killer videos.  We just started going through the photos from the shoot and there are some really gorgeous shots. We look forward to getting them up on our site as we add the new styles from the photo shoot onto the web site over the next several weeks.

Thanks again to all of our Contest Sponsors and the Contest Winners for making this a great event. We look forward to doing more contests in the future.

New Styles of hand made Sunglasses from Tres Noir

We just received a new shipment from Tres Noir hand made optics which includes styles and colors that sold out over the Holiday Season last month. In the shipment we also received some brand new colors including the new Crimson Horn Femme Fetale Glasses , the Brown with Green version of the Ultra Lux Sunglasses, the Strawberry Cream Kabuki Girl Glasses, the Black with Clear Police and Thieves and the brand new Brown with Tan Horn Do The Crusher Glasses.

Tres Noir Sunglasses are available online at TattooApparel.com , PerpetualVogue.com and may also be checked out in person at the Perpetual Vogue Boutique in La Habra California.

We are behind on our blog postings as our staff was all busy with our National Model Search Contest over the Holidays as it was coming to an end. The contest winners were announced just before Christmas and they came to California for their photo shoot last weekend. We will be posting lots of photos and a video from the photo shoot over the next few weeks. In the meantime you can see the winners on the Contestant and Winners Page of the contest. Tres Noir was one of the prize sponsors for the contest and each winner chose two pair of Tres Noir glasses when they were here last week. We will be posting more photos of the winners, Adrienne and Beau in their new sunglasses in a future blog post. Here is a photo of Beau during his California visit riding the over the ocean ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier with his lovely girlfriend, Jamila. In the shot Beau is wearing a pair of his new Tres Noir Glasses, the Death and Glory style in Burgundy Horn.

Se7en Deadly Sins Clothing, Seven Deadly Sins for Women

We love being able to showcase Southern California based designers. A new brand that has been very well received in our retail store ( Perpetual Vogue Boutique ) and on TattooApparel.com is called Se7en Deadly Sins. The designs from Se7en Deadly are based on the Seven Deadly Sins or macabre influences making for a dark, yet fun and edgy group of pieces. t-shirts, burn out sexy v-necks, cami tanks and tunics round out the current offerings. Check out the photos of Miss Viva Las Vegas 2010 modeling the Artoria and Museum of Fears new v-neck designs for us (photos copyright Perpetual Vogue - Tattoo Apparel and may not be used by any other company).

Accessories Complete the look and add flexibilty to your wardrobe

One of the best wardrobe investments you can make is quality accessories. A killer belt , a rocker style necklace, great sunglasses or a classic hat are items that are versatile and can help you stretch y our wardrobe as they will work with so many other items in your closet. An great wardrobe accessory also makes the perfect gift as accessories are not as size sensitive and easier to buy for someone else than other items of clothing can be.




At TattooApparel.com we work with several custom belt designers so that we can offer our customers unique, edgy styles that are unlike belts found elsewhere. Most of our belts are unisex in styling with a rocker edge to them.

We love to see large, edgy jewelry worn with everything. Our Rocker Jewelry is for men and women and the pieces in the line will work with your wardrobe for years to come.

Classic style hats are back with a vengeance. We carry several styles of Fedoras and other hats from Broner Hats. These are men's hats but we sell quite a few of them to women who also like to wear them.

If you want to complete your wardrobe with a great pair of glasses then look no further than Tres Noir. Tres Noir handmade optics come in great styles for men and women. Each pair comes with their own hard case. Tres Noir is one of the wardrobe prize sponsors for the TattooApparel.com National Model Search Contest.

 

Red Chapter Ambigram Shirts for men and women make a Rockin Great Gift

Just in time for the Holidays we have several new designs for both men and women from Red Chapter Clothing. Red Chapter Shirts feature tattoo style Ambigram designs. Ambigram Shirts have a word or phrase that reads as one thing in one direction and something else when read from the other direction.

Popular designs include Strength/Courage (which we now have as a short sleeve t shirt or a thermal for men), What Doesn't Kill Me/Makes Me Stronger, Love/Pain, Destiny/Choice, Regret/Nothing, Faith/Hope, Death/Glory, Saint Sinner and Music/Breathe which is very popular with musicians and rockers. The Strength Courage Ambigram shirt is very popular with guys in the military. Red Chapter shirts are a great gift for anyone even Dad or Grandpa would be thrilled to receive a cool shirt with a Family Forever Ambigram design on it.



Mens Red Chapter Shirts come in sizes Medium through 3XL. Ladies styles, including the sexy v-necks normally come in sizes Small - XL. Select Ladies styles are now also available in sizes XXL and 3X.

New Fender Custom Shop and Jimi Hendrix Collection Shirts available now

New long sleeve button front shirt styles from the Fender Custom Shop and the Jimi Hendrix Collection are now in stock in sizes Medium through 3XL.

There are four new styles from the Hendrix Collection. The Speed Traveling and Window Lynn designs are slightly more casual while the Day Parade and Leon designs would look stunning worn under the Jimi Hendrix Black Velvet Stage Coat.

From Fender there are four new styles also. We love the names of these shirts: Free Wire, Assassin, Invited and Steppin Stone. The Fender shirts will take you from day to night in style.

The shirts from both the Hendrix Collection and the Fender Custom Shop make great stage wear for musicians but also work great in the wardrobe of any guy. Check out these great shirts at TattooApparel.com , PerpetualVogue.com and GuitarShirtShop.com . All three sites have much lower pricing than elsewhere (shirts priced between $49.95 - $59.95 instead of the $89.95 seen elsewhere) and offer the buySAFE guarantee free of charge.

Rock House LA Clothing - Shirts with a Retro look and Roomy Cut

Rock House LA is a new men's clothing line that is filling a much needed niche in menswear.  Rock House shirt designs come in two different genre's - the first being the larger cut biker style shirt that comes in an extended size range which makes it great for the larger guys that have a hard time finding cool shirts - the second is the retro style lounge shirts favored by musicians and guys who are into the Rockabilly or Retro scene that want shirts that are a step up from work shirts but are still comfortable to wear.





Guys who were devotees of the now defunct Dragonfly Clothing line will love Rock House LA as the fit of the shirts is the same with quality that is a step up but still at great prices.

We currently have two styles of the biker style work shirt look shirts available. They have a garage theme and a generous cut. We have them in stock now in sizes Medium through 4XL. They work well for bikers (worn under a jacket to protect the shirt design), as bowling shirts or for guys looking for a garage band look.

We have one design in stock now of the Rock House Retro Style shirts. It is a Guitar design shirt in black with guitars embroidered on it. This shirt have been very popular this Holiday Season for shoppers looking for something to get the guitarist in their life who likes a looser fitting shirt than the fitted shirts from Fender. We are expecting more guitar style designs, pin up designs , car designs and retro cigar designs to arrive in the next few weeks. The retro style shirts come in sizes Medium through XXL. They have a looser cut similar to a bowling shirt cut.





Rock House is one of the prize sponsors for the TattooApparel.com National Model Search Contest.

Sterling Silver Jewelry from Femme Metale makes the perfect gift

If you are looking for Sterling Silver Jewelry this Holiday Season as gifts or to accessorize your own wardrobe look no farther than Femme Metale. Femme Metale Sterling Silver Jewelry That Rocks is designed by our friend Leslie Homan. Don't let the name fool you - Femme Metale has cutting edge creations for both women and men.


We love the bold Sterling Silver Rings as we think they just scream ROCK STAR.



There is also a great selection of pendants and other sterling silver items in styles that cover everything from Whimsical to Asian Inspired and from Rocker to Rockabilly.

Femme Metale is a prize sponsor for our National Model Search Contest. Each Winner will receive their choice of in stock Sterling Silver Jewelry valued at up to $200.00 retail price from FemmeMetale.com as part of their wardrobe prize package.

We recommend T.U.K. Shoes and Boots for your Streetwear Wardrobe

One of the prize sponsors for the TattooApparel.com National Model Search Contest is T.U.K. Shoes. We asked T.U.K. to be part of our contest as we think their shoes for men and women have a real Rock n Roll edge to them. They combine comfort and unique styling. T.U.K. makes more than Creepers - check out their site to see the cool shoes and boots for guys and gals.

The guy and gal who are chosen as the winner of our Model Search Contest will each receive three pair of shoes from T.U.K. as part of their wardrobe prize package.

New styles from Perpetual Vogue Brand for the Ladies

New styles from Perpetual Vogue Brand are available now online at TattooApparel.com , PerpetualVogue.com. The items are also available at the Perpetual Vogue Boutique in Southern California.

We love the new ladies zipper leggings worn with the cropped motorcycle style jackets. The new Rock n Roll style Metal Grommet Dress is available in two colors - Black and Gray. Both colors will hug your curves for a sexy yet comfortable look.

Because their customer base is Worldwide Perpetual Vogue carries a wide variety of styles all the time rather than strictly following seasons. When it is Winter in some part of the World it is Summer somewhere else so PerpetualVogue.com and TattooApparel.com always carry a variety of styles for both men and women. Yes they have Jackets and Cardigans but they also have Sexy skin baring Dresses and Tunic Shirts year round.