A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Shoelace piercings

These “shoelace piercings” were done by Rick N. Toms at East Coast Tattoos in Thurmont, MD — I recently got this same thing as a photoshop job by Kell of Pugatch‘s feet, so the timing on the real ones was great!

Comments

40 responses to “Shoelace piercings”

  1. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    cool idea for play piercing–but again, CBRs in surface piercings, gah!!

  2. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    cool idea for play piercing–but again, CBRs in surface piercings, gah!!

  3. katie Avatar
    katie

    hahaha
    clever

  4. katie Avatar
    katie

    hahaha
    clever

  5. ALex Avatar
    ALex

    poor mans shoes

  6. ALex Avatar
    ALex

    poor mans shoes

  7. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    I’m fairly sure this is intended to be temporary fun.

  8. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    I’m fairly sure this is intended to be temporary fun.

  9. wocket Avatar
    wocket

    1 – I took it to be play piercing. How would you go about your daily shoe-wearing life with something like this in a healing stage? Besides, most corset piercings have CBRs, this is a corset piercing on the foot, and very very few people want something like that to stay.

    Also, clever! I enjoyed this post.

  10. wocket Avatar
    wocket

    1 – I took it to be play piercing. How would you go about your daily shoe-wearing life with something like this in a healing stage? Besides, most corset piercings have CBRs, this is a corset piercing on the foot, and very very few people want something like that to stay.

    Also, clever! I enjoyed this post.

  11. cuntcumber Avatar

    That doesn’t look like it was done in a tattoo studio (though I guess he may have gone home with them in).

    What does his shirt say?

  12. cuntcumber Avatar

    That doesn’t look like it was done in a tattoo studio (though I guess he may have gone home with them in).

    What does his shirt say?

  13. anonymoose Avatar
    anonymoose

    surely he could wear flip flops/thongs while they heal/until they reject?

  14. anonymoose Avatar
    anonymoose

    surely he could wear flip flops/thongs while they heal/until they reject?

  15. haha Avatar

    his hair reminds me of garth from wanyes world

    and feet are gross but this is cool

  16. haha Avatar

    his hair reminds me of garth from wanyes world

    and feet are gross but this is cool

  17. Amber Avatar

    I love piercings.. but feet in general are gross. Good fun; I do like the “poor man’s shoes” comment, very funny. However, I wish I could go back in time 2 minutes and unsee this… feet are gross.

  18. Amber Avatar

    I love piercings.. but feet in general are gross. Good fun; I do like the “poor man’s shoes” comment, very funny. However, I wish I could go back in time 2 minutes and unsee this… feet are gross.

  19. Pearly Avatar

    I think mayhaps the shirt says ‘Fast Times Attached’ but that last word is a bit vague.. I’m hoping his feet are swollen so they arnt naturally that way inclined.

  20. Pearly Avatar

    I think mayhaps the shirt says ‘Fast Times Attached’ but that last word is a bit vague.. I’m hoping his feet are swollen so they arnt naturally that way inclined.

  21. NakedMeagan Avatar

    All I can say is ouch

  22. NakedMeagan Avatar

    All I can say is ouch

  23. Dann Avatar

    i love how kelly’s picture made it into the post as well 🙂

  24. Dann Avatar

    i love how kelly’s picture made it into the post as well 🙂

  25. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    That’s wild. And it looks pretty cool. Ironicly enough, I live about 20 minutes from thurmont.

  26. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    That’s wild. And it looks pretty cool. Ironicly enough, I live about 20 minutes from thurmont.

  27. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    well, as long as it’s temporary–neat! 🙂
    and i like the bicycle tattoo on the leg of the guy from the photoshopped pic

  28. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    well, as long as it’s temporary–neat! 🙂
    and i like the bicycle tattoo on the leg of the guy from the photoshopped pic

  29. DETN8R Avatar

    now if he only had clothes that fit

  30. DETN8R Avatar

    now if he only had clothes that fit

  31. Alice. Avatar
    Alice.

    WOW.
    Looks good.
    His feet are nassstyy though.
    Eww!

  32. Alice. Avatar
    Alice.

    WOW.
    Looks good.
    His feet are nassstyy though.
    Eww!

  33. Leavethepoliticstomadmen Avatar
    Leavethepoliticstomadmen

    GAAHH. that musta hurt like a sonofabitch. People seem to be quite tortured with simple blood test and I.V. insertions on feet, I can’t image have those done. Yeeouch.

    Looks really cool though! I’d love to see the the whole knee-high boot lacing look too!

  34. Leavethepoliticstomadmen Avatar
    Leavethepoliticstomadmen

    GAAHH. that musta hurt like a sonofabitch. People seem to be quite tortured with simple blood test and I.V. insertions on feet, I can’t image have those done. Yeeouch.

    Looks really cool though! I’d love to see the the whole knee-high boot lacing look too!

  35. owch Avatar
    owch

    Ow Ow Ow
    couple of those look infected …
    looks neat tho

  36. owch Avatar
    owch

    Ow Ow Ow
    couple of those look infected …
    looks neat tho

  37. -Rick N. Toms- Avatar

    I just found this when searching the web. I never realized that this got posted on here. It was in fact done at a shop, I did them on myself near the end of the day. I however realized that I left my camera at home and wanted to show my wife. So I left them in for the short drive home and took the pictures when I got home. However it was not possible to get a good picture due to the fact that by standing, these piercings had a lot of stress on them and got alot of redness and bleeding during the short drive home. As soon as these pictures were taken the CBRs were removed because I understood they were only temporary. My shirt does indeed say Fast Times Attached. Its the title of a song by the band The Heart Attacks.

  38. -Rick N. Toms- Avatar

    I just found this when searching the web. I never realized that this got posted on here. It was in fact done at a shop, I did them on myself near the end of the day. I however realized that I left my camera at home and wanted to show my wife. So I left them in for the short drive home and took the pictures when I got home. However it was not possible to get a good picture due to the fact that by standing, these piercings had a lot of stress on them and got alot of redness and bleeding during the short drive home. As soon as these pictures were taken the CBRs were removed because I understood they were only temporary. My shirt does indeed say Fast Times Attached. Its the title of a song by the band The Heart Attacks.

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