As I was researching some of the more popular and historically relevant tattooing styles but I realized that it would be a good idea to present on a less popular style. Maybe a style I would be interested in getting tattooed. So I turned to Instagram and started scrolling through. As I started taking this course, I have been getting a lot more targeted ads about tattoo artists who are now booking. I came across this one Korean artist, who only recently started tattooing, that was followed by two of my classmates from middle school (what a coincidence!). I thought about the topic of trends when it comes to tattooing styles. How does tattooing trends start and die out? When I look at hwin.tattoos style, I can’t help but think that it is a very contemporary tattoo that would not last long in terms off a tattoo and a style. But what actually determines how long a trend/style lasts?