Some adventurous entertainers have gone on to get permanent tattoos, with the result that people are now less inclined to associate tattooing with rebellion and criminality. Tattoos have instead become a fashion statement, a must-have item for hip young people.
部分勇於嘗鮮的娛樂界藝人，更直接把彩繪紋刺入身，讓刺青擺脫昔日的叛逆、犯罪烙痕而躍登時尚舞台，並成為追求流行的年輕人不可或缺的時髦配件。