Nose chain

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A nose chain is a recently-popularized type of facial jewelry that is known for its increasing prevalence in several different subcultures around the world, primarily the Darkwave scene of the Goth subculture. Despite this fact, it's introduction to common society did not being in any of these cultures.

[edit] Physical aspects/"What is a nose chain?"

Simply put, the nose chain is a link between a nose piercing and an ear piercing. Typically —and appropriately so—, these "chains" are just that: chain links, usually (though not always) made of some kind of metal. Yet, besides actual chains, the term "nose chain" can denote other types of connecting materials between nose and ear piercings, such as the common alternative of Rosary beads. Other connectors can be used as well.

[edit] History

The nose chain is best known in the Darkwave music scene within the Gothic subculture and sometimes that subculture as a whole, and has appeared as an aesthetic item worn by fans and a small amount of purveyors of such music. Possibly, the most notable wearers of such abstract jewelry are Dance-pop musician Jane Child and Anna-Varney Cantodea, the sole member of the Neoclassical Darkwave project, Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows. It is possible hat these two artists, more than likely Child, brought this type of jewellry to the semi-popular knowledge it has today.

The nose chain has a small ocurrence in other cultures, such as the punk rock and body modification subcultures.