She isn’t trying to put on airs, be someone that she’s not.
She was wearing a scandalous dress but still ready to rumble which I both respect and admire.īut I think that’s what I like most about her. In one of the clips that I watched, Dutchess was fighting with ex-employee, Puma. Yeah, I don’t know many other tattoo shops doing via Instagramīy the way, once I met Dutchess I just had to check out her TV show. Dutchess added in a surprise to give the women head-to-toe makeovers and a free dinner. This month she invited 12 women from the battered women’s shelter to come in and get tattoos that symbolize their journey. Last month she had foster children come in for a painting class with her and her employees. It’s a designated Safe Place (you’ve seen those yellow signs for runaways) and she holds community events once a month. They’ve tatted up Marvin Williams, Kevin Gates and will even be working on three Panthers players (after the season ends, of course.)īut Pretty-n-Ink is more than just a tattoo shop with a brilliant name.ĭutchess has set up her shop to be a pillar in the community. We want to give people something that grows old with them, that tells their story.”Īlong with Dutchess, eight other artists work at Pretty-n-Ink and hail from all over: Philly, D.C. “I wanted to have a luxury tattoo shop because I wanted people to realize that this is a real art form. The tattoo artists at her shop are just that - artists.ĭutchess explains, “You can bring us a picture of what you want but what we’re going to do is transform that into something that is beyond your dreams… No one else will have your tattoo.” This is not a “walk-in, pick a design off the wall and get it tattooed” kind of shop. And now she’s planning on going back to finish her masters.ĭutchess is using her smarts to launch Pretty-n-Ink in her own way. She was in the top 10 of her class in high school and went on to graduate cum laude from North Carolina A&T. If you can’t already tell, Dutchess is not your typical reality star. Plus, now that she’s big time, she feels like she can be a good role model for kids in this area.Īs she put it, “Growing up, I didn’t see enough successful young people that looked like me… I think it’s important that our young kids see that people from right here can be just as dope as they are.” Dutchess is from Lincolnton and her family all still live in NC. So why did a reality star with 1 million Facebook followers decide to leave the splendors of New York and start a shop in Charlotte? She opened Pretty-n-Ink in December on South Tryon next to Tremont Music Hall (RIP). Known as “ The Dutchess of Ink ,” (Dutchess for short) she recently relocated from Harlem, NY to Charlotte, NC to open her own shop.
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