“I really like it, it’s cool,” said the 25-year-old Danville resident. Zebra discards piercing needles after one use and has allowed the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control to test its jewelry to ensure that it doesn’t contain lead or other harmful metals, Moe said.Ĭharly Defrancesco, who had his ears pierced at Zebra’s Berkeley shop, said he was happy with a “California” stomach tattoo he got in Walnut Creek. Several customers at the shop last week said they appreciated its cleanliness, including needle sterilization procedures. She got a butterfly tattoo on the bikini line.” “Our first customer in Walnut Creek was a local 46-year-old mother of three. “We have firemen, police officers, bankers, lawyers and soccer moms,” he said. She got it when she was 40, during an outing with girlfriends who also put indelible statements on their bodies.Ĭustomers these days range from 3-week-old babies whose parents want their ears pierced to 75-year-old seniors seeking to express themselves, Moe said. Siobhan, a native of Ireland, sports a crown tattoo with a Celtic cross on her ankle. “It’s a rite of passage now, with sisters, celebrating a divorce, a wedding, or a new job. “Tattooing used to be a form of rebellion,” Siobhan said. “We tried to make it really beautiful and pretty,” said Siobhan, 46, who has spent much of her off time as a parent volunteer at local schools. The place still has an edgy vibe, with zebra patterned rugs, black floors, gray walls and retail displays that include jewelry, purses and other accessories ranging from sweet to naughty. Clients can recline in black leather chairs or on tables in private rooms with flat screen TVs, plush red drapes and antique mirrors. The suburban store has a much different look and feel from its “industrial” urban counterpart, Siobhan said, noting the vintage furniture and tasteful decor including a red chandelier that gives it a sort of boutique atmosphere. Shop owners Moe and Siobhan Delfani, who are longtime Walnut Creek residents, opened the business in their hometown with a partner after 18 years at their Berkeley location. “I’ve always admired the young girls with tattoos on their backs right above the jeans line. “I grew up in the sixties and did all the hippie stuff, but tattoos weren’t ‘in’ so much then,” said Edwards, as she pointed out a scales of justice design she liked. She will sit for the dye needle at the Zebra Tattoo & Body Piercing shop that opened in September on the edge of downtown Walnut Creek’s pedestrian retail district. But she plans to make a more permanent fashion statement with an ankle tattoo commemorating her law degree. She shows her sense of style with dangly earrings, red toenails and purple purses. WALNUT CREEK - Glenda Edwards is a 62-year-old retired Concord resident who has been wanting to get a tattoo for decades.

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