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10% of all T shirt sales will be donated to charity

Sunday 1st June 2008

Diamond Jacks will be donating 10% of all t shirt sales to Greek Animal Rescue.
This is a UK based charity, working to alleviate the suffering of animals in Greece by supporting a number of animal shelters, sterilising as many dogs & cats as funds allow and finding homes for the lucky few in the UK and several other EU countries.
Visit the SHOP to pick up some merchandise. You can check out the charity's work HERE.

Luci Lou joins the studio

Saturday 19th April 2008

We would like to introduce another new tattoo artist to Diamond Jacks. Luci Lou is the latest recruit to the studio and you can view her work HERE

New tattoo artist

Friday 14th March 2008

Diamond Jacks would like to welcome and introduce a new tattoo artist to the team. Gino Angelove has joined the studio and you can view examples of his work on the TATTOOS page.

Interview with Darryl Gates

Tuesday 20th Nov 2007

Read the interview with Darryl Gates as featured in the Christmas 2007 issue of Bizarre magazine.

New Diamond Jacks Merchandise

Saturday 1st Dec 2007

Brand new Diamond Jacks T-Shirts are now available to purchase online and from the studio. As well as Men's classic T-Shirts, we also now stock Women's fitted Tank Tops. Visit the SHOP to purchase now!

Iestyn featured in Bizarre magazine

Tuesday 20th Nov 2007

Iestyn's appreance in the Wildhearts video for their next single 'Kill All Monsters' is featured in an article in Bizarre magazine's Christmas 2007 issue.

Interview with Iestyn in Skin Deep

Sunday 2 Sep 2007

Check out the September issue of Skin Deep magazine. Iestyn is interviewed in a 4 page feature.

Diamond Jacks Gift Vouchers

Thursday 30th Aug 2007

Looking for a gift? Diamond Jacks Gift Vouchers are now available to purchase from the SHOP page.

Darryl Gates on BBC London Radio

Tuesday 7th Aug 2007

On Monday 6th August, Darryl appeared on BBC London Radio 94.9FM. Darryl was interviewed by Jo Good on the Breakfast Show in a slot about unusual jobs.

This Is England at the cinema

Sunday 2nd Apr 2007

Check out the new film This Is England, on general release from 27th April. Diamond Jacks were responsible for creating tattoo designs for the cast members. Set in 1983, this is a story about a troubled boy growing up in England who becomes involved with skinheads.

Diamond Jacks studio in BBC3 documentary

Friday 13th Apr 2007

The studio was used as a venue for an interview with the band Lethal Fixx. Footage will be used in a documentary following the band, soon to be screened on BBC3.

Outlaw the movie

Tuesday 20th Apr 2007

Check out the new movie Outlaw, starring Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins and Danny Dyer. Cast members are sporting tattoos designed courtesy of Diamond Jacks.

Iestyn featured in Classic Rock magazine

Tuesday 23rd Jan 2007

Once again Iestyn has been spotted out and about at The Texas Chainsaw Bloodball and can be seen in the Feb 2007 issue of Classic Rock magazine.

Iestyn in Terrorizer and Alternative magazines

Tuesday 23 Jan 2007

Iestyn is featured in Terrorizer issue # 152 and Alternative Mag issue # 3, after performing at The Texas Chainsaw Bloodball at Electrowerkz.

Diamond Jacks featured in Maxim magazine

Sunday 24th Sep 2006

Diamond Jacks are featured in the Dec 2006 issue of Maxim. A Maxim journalist has a genital piercing in the studio, all in the name of research for an article on 'cocks' (their term not ours!!)

Essential Guide To London's Retro Shops

Monday 1st May 2006

Check out Clive Dunkley's new book 'The Essential Guide To London's Retro Shops' which features a review of Diamond Jacks.

Diamond Jacks at the movies

Friday 14th Apr 2006

Check out Diamond Jacks starring role in the new Basic Instinct movie, with Sharon Stone spending four hours filming at the premises (lucky us!). On the subject of movies, Darryl was the technical creative consultant for Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer in the forthcoming Straightheads movie. Also The Business directed by Nick Love and The Descent with Natalie Mendoza both featured tattoos designed by Diamond Jacks.

Big Brother Party

Wednesday 18th Jan 2006

Diamond Jacks were invited to the Channel 4 Celebrity Big Brother Wrap Party in Piccadilly to offer our artistic skills (well, sticking temporary tattoos on drunk celebs!) Yep, with our own stall set up and free booze flowing all night till early Tuesday morning we worked like the dogs! Thanks to all the staff at the Astor Bar (Atlantic Bar) and organizers who looked after us and all the Big Brother team.

Diamond Jacks in Time Out magazine

Wednesday 18th Jan 2006

Darryl Gates is interviewed in Time Out Magazine for an article about tattooing and working in Soho.

This is England

Tuesday 10th Jan 2006

Later this year check out the new feature film 'This Is England', a coming of age British feature film set in the early eighties. Diamond Jacks was approached to consult and create tattoo designs to reflect the subject matter of the film - the skinhead movement.