Skin painting in New York (1919)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit New York City’s latest fashion fad has designs painted (not tattooed) onto a person’s skin Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: A Fashion Freak - New York’s Latest Society Fad - These Designs are Painted, Not Tattooed USA: New York: INT SV man paints snake on woman’s back, woman wearing low line dress. MV woman holding fan covering her back, woman lifts the fan down and reveals the painted snake on her back. MV another woman turns round revealing bird painted between her shoulder blades. MV front view of woman with design painted beneath her neck. MV back view of woman, cat painted on her back she swivels round. MV woman swivels round revealing bird painted on her back. SV four women sit in row wearing long skirts, they draw their skirts up above their knees revealing pictures painted their thighs. The women throw their hands up in mock horror
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