10 Things I Learned While Googling Belly Button Rings by Alex

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I thought it was kind of a nutty short article with a couple of interesting bits and bobs thown around the place. For your convenience I have added it here but all credits go to Alex from garancedore.fr

1. According to the Navel Piercing Wikipedia page, Christy Turlington started the craze after she walked a London runway in 1993 sporting one.

2. Naomi Campbell soon followed suitâ€¦

3. Campbell took it up a notch and one time had a belly button ring WITH a belly chain, putting Turlington in her place.

Naomi Campbell Photo

4. During my search I also discovered the awesome tumblr that is 90srunway.tumblr.com. Itâ€™s so good I almost didnâ€™t want to tell you about itâ€¦Bookmark it.

5. Christy Turlingtonâ€™s belly button ring doesnâ€™t appear after 1995. A short lived affair. But maybe she will bring it back for her new Calvin ads?

6. Early documentation of the belly button ring appears in this music video from Aerosmith. Also note the pre-Clueless Alicia Silverstone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNmyxV2Ncw

7. Donâ€™t Google â€œBelly Button Piercing Infection.â€

8. I found myself asking umâ€¦ myselfâ€¦ if Troll dolls were the original inspiration for belly button piercings? Did Troll dolls inspire The Supers, did The Supers inspire Beyonce? Is this the circle of life?

9. BodyCandy.com (yep, thatâ€™s real) has a list of Top Belly Button Rings for 2013 that includes a Tree of Life charm, a Turtle, a Dreamcatcher and a charm that reads â€œBaby on Board.â€

10. This doesnâ€™t appear on Google BUT someone in this studio once had a belly button ring in the 90sâ€¦can you guess who?

Source:

http://www.garancedore.fr/en/theminis/10-things-i-learned-while-googling-belly-button-rings.

MikeBrooklyn

So now I'm not sure who to blame for this trend happening, Turlington and Campbell for starting it in fashion shows, or Silverstone for exposing it to the masses.