National Model Search Winners and Sponsors

 January was something of a blur for us here at TattooApparel.com . In late December we announced our National Model Search Contest Winners and the first half of January was spent pulling things together for the Photo Shoot.

Our Contest Winners were Beau from MA and Adrienne from KY. They received an expense paid trip to Southern California for four nights, a wardrobe prize package and took part in a photo shoot for TattooApparel.com. During there stay in Southern California they spend some time at the beach in Santa Monica and dined at some fun restaurants including the House of Blues at Downtown Disney. Both winners really enjoyed the warm California weather as they were coming from snowy conditions. Beau and Adrienne were a lot of fun and we enjoyed having them here with us.

When they arrived in Southern California on Saturday, January 22nd they visited the Perpetual Vogue Boutique to see their wardrobe prizes and enjoy some champagne before checking into their hotel. TattooApparel.com wishes to thank the other wardrobe prize sponsors. They include Tres Noir who supplied two pair of hand made sunglasses to each winner, T.U.K. Shoes who supplied three pair of shoes to each winner, Femme Metale Sterling Silver Jewelry who supplied $200.00 of Sterling Silver Jewelry to each winner, Cartel Ink who supplied lots of shirts to each winner and Rock House who supplied shirts to the male contest winner. Adrienne also received fashions from Perpetual Vogue including dresses, skirts, jeans and corsets. Beau also received DCOY Jeans and shirts from Fender and Sailor Jerry from TattooApparel.com.

The big photo shoot took place on Monday, January 24th at a beautiful 70,000 s.f. mansion overlooking the ocean in Palos Verdes Estates California. The day started with a visit to Primarily Hair in La Habra California for hair and makeup services. Primarily Hair was a contest sponsor and they opened the salon for just our group that morning. We were welcomed by their smiling staff with breakfast and a big Congratulations sign for our winners. Make Up Artist Gianna Collica then went to the photo shoot location to take care of make up and hair touch ups for the day. Gianna is a veteran of many TattooApparel.com photo shoots and is always a huge help in keeping things organized. Photography for the photo shoot was by contest sponsor, Painted Pinups Photography. Painted Pinups specializes in Pin Up style photography but they also do some amazing marketing and product photography for us on our shoots. Also taking part in this photo shoot were Metal Sanaz, the gorgeous lady of heavy metal music and our good friend Heath who has modeled for us in the past. Heath was on double duty as he was also shooting video for us as his company HMC Creative does some killer videos.  We just started going through the photos from the shoot and there are some really gorgeous shots. We look forward to getting them up on our site as we add the new styles from the photo shoot onto the web site over the next several weeks.

Thanks again to all of our Contest Sponsors and the Contest Winners for making this a great event. We look forward to doing more contests in the future.

New Styles of hand made Sunglasses from Tres Noir

We just received a new shipment from Tres Noir hand made optics which includes styles and colors that sold out over the Holiday Season last month. In the shipment we also received some brand new colors including the new Crimson Horn Femme Fetale Glasses , the Brown with Green version of the Ultra Lux Sunglasses, the Strawberry Cream Kabuki Girl Glasses, the Black with Clear Police and Thieves and the brand new Brown with Tan Horn Do The Crusher Glasses.

Tres Noir Sunglasses are available online at TattooApparel.com , PerpetualVogue.com and may also be checked out in person at the Perpetual Vogue Boutique in La Habra California.

We are behind on our blog postings as our staff was all busy with our National Model Search Contest over the Holidays as it was coming to an end. The contest winners were announced just before Christmas and they came to California for their photo shoot last weekend. We will be posting lots of photos and a video from the photo shoot over the next few weeks. In the meantime you can see the winners on the Contestant and Winners Page of the contest. Tres Noir was one of the prize sponsors for the contest and each winner chose two pair of Tres Noir glasses when they were here last week. We will be posting more photos of the winners, Adrienne and Beau in their new sunglasses in a future blog post. Here is a photo of Beau during his California visit riding the over the ocean ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier with his lovely girlfriend, Jamila. In the shot Beau is wearing a pair of his new Tres Noir Glasses, the Death and Glory style in Burgundy Horn.

We recommend T.U.K. Shoes and Boots for your Streetwear Wardrobe

One of the prize sponsors for the TattooApparel.com National Model Search Contest is T.U.K. Shoes. We asked T.U.K. to be part of our contest as we think their shoes for men and women have a real Rock n Roll edge to them. They combine comfort and unique styling. T.U.K. makes more than Creepers - check out their site to see the cool shoes and boots for guys and gals.

The guy and gal who are chosen as the winner of our Model Search Contest will each receive three pair of shoes from T.U.K. as part of their wardrobe prize package.

TattooApparel.com National Model Search is now open - Enter Now!

The TattooApparel.com National Model Search Contest is now Live. Men and Women over the age of 21 who have not modeled for TattooApparel.com in the past are eligible to enter. No previous modeling experience is necessary, tattoos are not necessary and no purchase is required to enter. Entering is FREE. One male and one female winner will be chosen from the entrants.

The Contest will run through December 15th. The two winners will receive a trip to Southern California to take part in a Professional Photo Shoot for TattooApparel.com. They will receive airline tickets, four nights in a hotel and a wardrobe prize package valued at $1,000.00 (one thousand dollars). The Photo Shoot will take place in January, 2011. Tattoo Apparel and Perpetual Vogue staff will take the winners out for a couple of evenings on the town during their stay in California. A night at the Anaheim House of Blues and an evening a the Brea Improc Comedy Club are likely to be part of the fun.

A Press Release about the National Model Search Contest  was released today.

Wardrobe Prize Sponsors include T.U.K. Shoes, Femme Metale Sterling Silver Jewelry, Tres Noir Handmade Optics, Rock House Clothing, Cartel Ink Clothing and Perpetual Vogue Brand Clothing.

Hair and Makeup Services for the Photo Shoot will be courtesy of Primarily Hair in La Habra California and makeup artist, Gianna Collica. Photography will be by Chad Scott of Painted Pinups. Painted Pinups specializes in Pin Up Style Photography but they also do great Product, Catalog and Lifestyle Photography.

We hope our friends on Facebook, Twitter and  Bloggers will help get the word out about this fun contest. There is a Press Kit Info Page on the web site for additional information and complete details can be found on the contest page and rules page.












Our friends The Hard Copy Rebels Band made a fun, short video to promote the contest.

National Model Search Contest Pre-Contest Teaser Alert

TattooApparel.com will be beginning a National Model Search Contest on October 16th. This is a teaser blog posting to give everyone a heads up about the contest.

The contest will run for two months and two Grand Prize Winners, one guy and one gal will be chosen from the entrants. The two winners will win a trip to Southern California to take part in a Professional Photo Shoot for TattooApparel.com . The winners will receive airline tickets, four nights in a hotel, professional hair and makeup services for the photo shoot and a fashion prize package valued at $1,000.00.

We will post full contest details next week including a list of all of the great prizes from our many sponsors. In the meantime check out the Teaser Page on our web site for a short list of details and prizes. The Entry Page, Official Rules Page and Contestant Photo Gallery will be added to the site when the contest goes live next week.

We hope that when the contest goes live that you will all enter and spread the word about the contest to your family, friends and Social Networking friends on Twitter, Facebook and blogs.