Jeans Get Inked
Clients not quite ready to go under the needle can opt for jeans from the new Hart & Huntington line of limited-edition women’s denim pants. Licensed to Carlsbad, Calif.–based manufacturer Mia Brazilia, the line features six designs by three tattoo artists from the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co. stable.
“The designs were hand drawn and then digitized so that they could be embroidered on the denim,” said Mia Brazilia’s owner-designer, Kaneta Roth. “Some of the designs have more than 50,000 stitches, and they are all in color.”
The designs look like classic tattoos and are placed in likely places on the body. Antique smoking guns are placed on the outer thighs, and a pair of doves floats above the back pockets on the small of the back. The line, which is set to ship in November, is limited to 200 jeans per design. Each pair of jeans will be signed and numbered.
Roth hopes to position the line, which wholesales for $105–$240, in select high-end boutiques and says the jeans will also be sold at the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co.
The tattoo shop, at The Palms Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, is the focus of the popular A&E reality series “Inked.” —Erin Barajas
