The lower-back tattoo is typically centered in the lower back and small in design (hence where the word "stamp" comes in), where the ink can be spotted just above the waist of low-rise pants and ...

The once-taboo "tramp stamp" — a derogatory term referring to the permanent ink on a woman's lower back that was popularized in the '90s — is now stylish, according to tattoo artists.

In this reported feature, Kara Nesvig outlines the rise, fall, and rise of the lower back tattoo (a.k.a. the tramp stamp) and how Gen Z is reclaiming.

The trend had largely faded by 2010, with fewer people opting for the design. “Back then, a lot of people were getting it done, but I saw requests for the lower-back tattoo vanish,” said Body ...