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.

Hello, it’s 1978 calling!

I don’t know why nostril-to-ear chains ever fell out of fashion. Every time I see someone reviving the style I smile. There’s no facetiousness in my words — I’m being 100% serious. I really love the way it looks.

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Comments

100 responses to “Hello, it’s 1978 calling!”

  1. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    punk fights, easy thing to rip out Xo)

  2. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    punk fights, easy thing to rip out Xo)

  3. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    I like the way they look too, but it seems incredibly impractical to me. I imagine it would hurt a lot if it got caught on something.

  4. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    I like the way they look too, but it seems incredibly impractical to me. I imagine it would hurt a lot if it got caught on something.

  5. Metalheart Avatar

    this makes me think of Rachel Bolan of Skid Row back in 1989, in the Youth gone wild video haha

  6. Metalheart Avatar

    this makes me think of Rachel Bolan of Skid Row back in 1989, in the Youth gone wild video haha

  7. mariess Avatar

    i know a couple of people who still do it.

  8. mariess Avatar

    i know a couple of people who still do it.

  9. Liebe Avatar
    Liebe

    im sorry but i still love this look no matter how impractical it truly is!
    i just think it is so kick ass

  10. Liebe Avatar
    Liebe

    im sorry but i still love this look no matter how impractical it truly is!
    i just think it is so kick ass

  11. kristen Avatar

    i always wanted to do this but i’m sure my parents would kill me…

  12. kristen Avatar

    i always wanted to do this but i’m sure my parents would kill me…

  13. Kendra Avatar
    Kendra

    I agree. Coolness? 10. Danger factor? 11. *wince*

  14. Kendra Avatar
    Kendra

    I agree. Coolness? 10. Danger factor? 11. *wince*

  15. MoonChild Avatar
    MoonChild

    My only problem with it is that I was always afraid that someone would rip it out… by the way, I sa plenty of those on Indian women in walking around in the U.A.E. infact, I even saw jewellery for it in “Gold Shops” around town.

  16. MoonChild Avatar
    MoonChild

    My only problem with it is that I was always afraid that someone would rip it out… by the way, I sa plenty of those on Indian women in walking around in the U.A.E. infact, I even saw jewellery for it in “Gold Shops” around town.

  17. Rauka Avatar
    Rauka

    Looks lovley when Anna Varney (?)put chains into hes nosepiercings and link them to the ears..cous..you know..he has so many o.o

  18. Rauka Avatar
    Rauka

    Looks lovley when Anna Varney (?)put chains into hes nosepiercings and link them to the ears..cous..you know..he has so many o.o

  19. AeChei Avatar

    I think it looks great, but the only way i’d do it is if someone rigged them with magnets so if they got caught it would come off without ripping either piercing.

    (PS SOMEONE DO THIS. AND TELL ME ABOUT IT SO I CAN HAVE ONE)

  20. AeChei Avatar

    I think it looks great, but the only way i’d do it is if someone rigged them with magnets so if they got caught it would come off without ripping either piercing.

    (PS SOMEONE DO THIS. AND TELL ME ABOUT IT SO I CAN HAVE ONE)

  21. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    Nostril chains are the shit, I’ve totally thought about wearing one. I feel like that chicks nostril looks kinda pissed off though, and I think she should have a larger gauge ring. Otherwise I totally apporve.

  22. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    Nostril chains are the shit, I’ve totally thought about wearing one. I feel like that chicks nostril looks kinda pissed off though, and I think she should have a larger gauge ring. Otherwise I totally apporve.

  23. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    I also love the way it looks!!!
    Wear it proudly, but stay away from the aggressors in life. 😉

  24. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    I also love the way it looks!!!
    Wear it proudly, but stay away from the aggressors in life. 😉

  25. SNAPLLL Avatar
    SNAPLLL

    I rock it every now and then.

  26. SNAPLLL Avatar
    SNAPLLL

    I rock it every now and then.

  27. Canna Avatar
    Canna

    yeah, love nose chains….i wear one sometimes but you gotta be SO careful!! i like the magnet idea #10, might try and rig something up!

  28. Canna Avatar
    Canna

    yeah, love nose chains….i wear one sometimes but you gotta be SO careful!! i like the magnet idea #10, might try and rig something up!

  29. Cam Avatar
    Cam

    On a slightly related note I love the look of a VCH ring linked to a navel piercing with a chain 🙂

  30. Cam Avatar
    Cam

    On a slightly related note I love the look of a VCH ring linked to a navel piercing with a chain 🙂

  31. melsgam Avatar

    i wanna connect my nipples to my nose lol

  32. melsgam Avatar

    i wanna connect my nipples to my nose lol

  33. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    WAAAARIORS! COME OUT AND PLAAAA-YEEEE!

  34. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    WAAAARIORS! COME OUT AND PLAAAA-YEEEE!

  35. Xenobiologista Avatar

    One of my Bengali friends showed me a picture of her cousin’s wedding and the bride had a nose-to-ear chain. Nose rings are traditional for women in a lot of Indian subcontinental cultures.

  36. Xenobiologista Avatar

    One of my Bengali friends showed me a picture of her cousin’s wedding and the bride had a nose-to-ear chain. Nose rings are traditional for women in a lot of Indian subcontinental cultures.

  37. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    I think these chains look cool too, and I’ve just recently began wearing one again (nostril to tragus).

  38. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    I think these chains look cool too, and I’ve just recently began wearing one again (nostril to tragus).

  39. Luxie Avatar
    Luxie

    *sigh*
    I used to wear these until one of my friends told me he’d slap me in the face whenever he saw me wearing it…

  40. Luxie Avatar
    Luxie

    *sigh*
    I used to wear these until one of my friends told me he’d slap me in the face whenever he saw me wearing it…

  41. DistortedSmiles Avatar

    She’s cute and I see it too man, It’s hot. I’d Smash big time! 😉

  42. DistortedSmiles Avatar

    She’s cute and I see it too man, It’s hot. I’d Smash big time! 😉

  43. Z Avatar
    Z

    Who cares if it’s impractical, plenty of mods are, it’s hot.

  44. Z Avatar
    Z

    Who cares if it’s impractical, plenty of mods are, it’s hot.

  45. Snap Dragon Avatar

    when I was a kid in school we were in PE playing basketball, and a guy made a shot and on the way down fell into another kid. That kid started screaming and a chain with a ring attatched fell on the ground..
    YES it was his nipple ring! No one even knew he had them pierced much less a chain between the both of them. Needless to say he still had one in but the left one was ripped out. He had a basic necklace chain between them, attached by a c shaped ring pressed closed. Luckily the ring attached to the right one just came undone and didn’t rip out.

    I never attached anything to any of my piercings, due to that memory.

    Silly I suppose.
    That made for a pretty interesting day at school.

  46. Snap Dragon Avatar

    when I was a kid in school we were in PE playing basketball, and a guy made a shot and on the way down fell into another kid. That kid started screaming and a chain with a ring attatched fell on the ground..
    YES it was his nipple ring! No one even knew he had them pierced much less a chain between the both of them. Needless to say he still had one in but the left one was ripped out. He had a basic necklace chain between them, attached by a c shaped ring pressed closed. Luckily the ring attached to the right one just came undone and didn’t rip out.

    I never attached anything to any of my piercings, due to that memory.

    Silly I suppose.
    That made for a pretty interesting day at school.

  47. Camron Avatar
    Camron

    Janet Jackson had one of those in one of her videos…!

  48. Camron Avatar
    Camron

    Janet Jackson had one of those in one of her videos…!

  49. Neon Avatar
    Neon

    The whole connecting piercings by chains look is really popular in j-rock kinda fashion. I would do it, but I don’t like things hanging off my piercings. It makes me uncomfortable.

  50. Neon Avatar
    Neon

    The whole connecting piercings by chains look is really popular in j-rock kinda fashion. I would do it, but I don’t like things hanging off my piercings. It makes me uncomfortable.

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