I heard mom saying much later that it was a ‘crying shame’ for everyone without anything but an immaculately shaped body to show up in public in their birth costumes. But really, what difference does it make if you are wearing a swimsuit or not? Everyone can see the imperfection of your body underneath the skimpy piece of cloth covering your body, so stripping to the skin does not really put your figure much more on the display. Nude beaches are not about showcasing the beauty of your body – it is all about feeling closer to the nature, or getting an even suntan, or simply disgust towards having a piece of damp cloth sticking to your body any time after swimming in trunks and bikinis…

My vintage nudists picture article
All of this makes me a little bit nostalgic about the good old times of vintage nudism. But either way we are headed in terms of the development of nude tourism, we should never forget whence it all came from