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.