In the 60s, hippies who had traveled to India brought the practice of nostril piercing with them back to the US. Then, in the 1970s and 1980s, punk rockers and goths adopted nose piercing as a defiant symbol of rebellion against conservative values and a physical declaration of personal independence.
Subsequently, is a nose ring trashy?
Trashiness has nothing to do with it, despite what some people may assert. Most people who get their noses pierced do so for the overwhelmingly reason of aesthetics and personal beauty. Even if other people may consider them “trashy,” they have made a fashion choice that makes them happy.