With how faux pas tattoos still seem to be today, it's a miracle that anyone (especially women) could get away with showing off their ink.

However, we were able to collect quite a few fascinating and visually stunning examples of women who were rocking tattoos back in the late 1800s - early 1900s before tattoos were thought of as 'cool.'

We've collected photos showing just how much detail and artistry went into tattoos even for the 1900s.

Iconic.

Getting your man on your body, it's nothing new.

Those sleeves though.

Getting ink done 1900s style.

A work of art.

Fully tatted legs, FTW!

The spiderwebs are bada**.

This detail is impressive to say the least.