See Nearly 250 Years of Funky Facial Bling
1970s-1980s
The Sex Pistols, the Ramones, The Clash—it was the age of punk-rock and sticking it to the man. The best way, of course, was to dress with extremely unconventional style: dyed hair, spikes, ripped jeans and a whole mess of piercings and tattoos. Ironically, like many aspects of punk rock style, face piercings eventually became mainstream and socially acceptable.
1994
For his spring '94 collection, Jean Paul Gaultier blended elements of motorcycle motifs with clip-on nose chains and ethnic-inspired tattoos. In fact, Gaultier was one of the first designers to incorporate heavily tattooed models in a fashion campaign.
1997-1998
In the mid-‘90s, Gwen Stefani was frequently seen sporting forehead decoration, including a bindi (a small dot worn on the lower center of the forehead)—something often worn for religious purposes. It was alleged that the No Doubt frontwoman's penchant for the Hindi adornment was influenced by then boyfriend and bandmate Tony Kanal's Indian heritage. The trendsetter received some backlash for what critics thought to be cultural approbation, as did other celebs, like Selena Gomez who wore a bindi for her "Come and Get It" performance in 2013.
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