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By Lauren Haughey From peace symbols on your back, to ‘live, love, laugh’ on your arm – there are countless classic tattoos you’ve probably seen hundreds of times before. And as the new year rolls on, one tattoo artist has unveiled which of these are ‘so 2023’ and what designs will be trending next. Alice Nicholls, owner of the Fine Art of Tattoo studio in Essex, claims she’s seen tonnes of trends come and go in her 10 years of experience as an artist. But this year, it’s bad news for some very recognisable symbols and old-school patterns which may seem meaningless on the face of it. She told …