Dr. Woo
Dr. Woo | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) Los Angeles, California |
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| Organization(s) | Hideaway at Suite X Woo Co-founder, Oxblood |
Brian Woo (born 1981), professionally known as Dr. Woo, is an American tattoo artist known for his single-needle, fine-line style of tattooing, producing black and grey, micro-realistic tattoos. He primarily tattoos out of his studio Hideaway at Suite X in Los Angeles. He also has a skincare line, Woo, and co-founded jewelry line Oxblood.
Biography
[edit]Woo was raised in Los Angeles to immigrant parents, and started doing stick and poke tattoos to his friends when he was young.[1] His goal was to launch a fashion line,[2] but he was asked by tattooist Mark Mahoney to become his apprentice and ultimately decided to accept.[1][3]
He became known for his black and grey, fine-line single-needle tattoos while working at Mahoney's Shamrock Social Club.[4][5] He left in November 2016 to open his own tattoo studio, Hideaway at Suite X. The studio's location is secret and only unveiled to those who have managed to make an appointment.[6][1] He has also tattooed in Paris, Hong Kong, and New York City, the last of those with a two-week-only Hideaway NYC pop-up in collaboration with Virgil Abloh.[7]
Appointments with him are known to have a two-year waitlist, though he relaxed the waitlist during COVID.[8]
He also founded skincare line Woo. He intended to launch the entire line in early 2020, but due to the onset of COVID, instead launched just one product, a soap, donating the entire net profit to Baby2Baby. He went on to release further products later that year and in 2021.[9]
He co-founded jewelry brand Oxblood with Italian designer Giulia Luchi.[10]
He has collaborated with sacai,[11] Jean Paul Gaultier (during sacai designer Chitose Abe's residency),[12] Roger Dubuis,[13] Converse,[14] Golden Goose,[15] Readymade,[16] and Beltology.[17] His tattoos have been seen on Drake, Miley Cyrus, Brooklyn Beckham, Bella Thorne, Cara Delevingne, Hilary Duff, Cody Simpson, Jaime King, Sam Smith, and others.[18] By February 2018, he had obtained over 1.2 million Instagram followers.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Preston, Devon (November 15, 2019). "Celebrity Tattoo Artist Dr. Woo Talks His First Tattoo, His Apprenticeship and His Doctorate". InkedMag. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Bauck, Whitney (August 13, 2018). "How Dr. Woo Set the Bar for a Generation of Tattoo Artists". Fashionista.
- ↑ Marikar, Sheila (December 19, 2014). "Dr. Woo, the Tattoo Artist for the Hollywood Set". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Gayomali, Chris (August 21, 2015). "Dr. Woo Has Tattooed Some of the Coolest Folks on the Planet". GQ. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Gayomali, Chris (August 21, 2015). "Tattoo Artist to the Stars Dr. Woo's 10 Essentials". GQ. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- 1 2 McKenzie, Lesley (April 14, 2017). "Celebrity tattoo artist Brian Woo, a.k.a. Dr. Woo, opens a secret studio inside a famous Hollywood hotel". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Schube, Sam (March 22, 2019). "Inside Dr. Woo's Secret Two-Week New York Residency". GQ. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Florsheim, Lane (October 26, 2020). "Hollywood Tattoo Artist Dr. Woo on the Most Intricate Tattoo He's Inked During the Pandemic". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Manso, James (August 7, 2020). "After Coronavirus Shakeup, Dr. Woo Launches Skin-care Line". WWD. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Crivelli, Giulia (May 4, 2026). "Oxblood, a brand that gives shape to the graphic imagery of tattoos". Il Sole 24 ORE. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ "sacai x Dr. Woo". sacai Official Store サカイ オフィシャル. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Creeden, Molly (November 17, 2021). "Fashion's Favorite Tattoo Artist Is Inking A New Chapter". Vogue. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Watchonista (June 18, 2025). "Episode III: Roger Dubuis and Artist Dr. Woo Ink a Bold Monotourbillon Collaboration". Watchonista. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ "A Closer Look at the Dr. Woo x Converse Chuck 70 Collection". hypebeast.com. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Chikhoune, Ryma (July 7, 2023). "Golden Goose Brings Haus of Dreamers to L.A. With Dr. Woo at Maxfield". WWD. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ "【READYMADE】 A lineup of collaboration bags and new items with "Dr.Woo"!!". cherry fukuoka. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Dr. Woo x Beltology 2015 Fall/Winter Lookbook". hypebeast.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Chandra, Jessica (June 30, 2017). "31 Celebrity Tattoos Done By The One And Only Dr. Woo". ELLE. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.