Pinstripes And Needles

Tattoos have gone mainstream — and responding to the trend, tattoo artists are forsaking dingy backstreet premises for upscale studios. Setting the pace is famed British body-art company Metal Morphosis, tel: (44-20) 7318 3801, which has opened a parlor inside Selfridges department store on London 's Oxford Street . Ladies Who Lunch can now pop in for a quick butterfly or dolphin while looking for a new handbag or pair of shoes. But if you can't make it to the U.K. , check out these other slick studios:

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