Thousands of people wait in queues to get tattoos from this 1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣-year-old tattoo master! 😲🫢 As the last living Kalinga warrior tattooist in the Philippines, she became the oldest model to grace the cover of the magazine Vogue! 🤩👏People call her a living legend and see the reason why in this article! 👇
Life never stops surprising us, no matter how often we pursue ourselves that we have already seen everything possible. In the world of fashion a turning point became her arrival who became the oldest model in history to appear on the cover of Vogue.
She is a 106-year-old tattoo master from the Kalinga region. Besides Vogue, she has also featured the April issue of the Philippine edition. The breathtaking photographers were taken by talented Artu Nepomuceno. There, she appeared in traditional beads and her tattoos came as her most striking feature.
Apo is well-known for creating distinctive designs and ornaments continuing a millennia-old tradition. She applies a unique technique where a mixture of water and charcoal is hammered into the skin using a thorn. She learnt this skill already at the age of 16 under her father’s guidance.
The editor-in-chief of Philippine Vogue describes her as a wise and wild woman. Despite her age, she keeps ensuring that her craft will live forever and highly inspire others. She views a tattoo as something with a deep meaning behind it.
