The Real Meaning Behind Kat Von D's Tattoos

One tattoo which, unfortunately, looks as though it may not have survived Kat Von D's tattoo equivalent of the Thanos finger click is the High Voltage tattoo previously located just below her left knee. Though small, the tattoo was nonetheless a sweet celebratory landmark dedicated to the star's very own first tattoo parlor, which she opened in Los Angeles in 2007 (via People). 

According to The Guardian, Von D opened her business after leaving the TLC reality show "Miami Ink." Given the opportunity to helm her own show in a new city for"LA Ink," the star made her way back to Los Angeles to set up shop with a team made almost exclusively of female talent. "I picked the best girl tattooists," she told the publication. Von D explained, "I think females have to work 110% in order to prove themselves sometimes."

It makes sense that Von D would choose to commemorate her first business with an homage to her craft. It also, sadly, makes perfect sense why she'd potentially choose to blackout the High Voltage tattoo in later years. At the tail end of 2021, the former reality star announced on Instagram that she'd be closing her beloved Hollywood parlor after 14 years of successful business, due to her relocating to Indiana with her husband, Rafael Reyes

"I didn't think it would make sense to keep it open if I wasn't present," she wrote, and added the sad aside, "we don't plan on returning to LA very often."

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