And besides, it's not unusual for men to have large breasts that resemble women's breasts", said a council spokesman. In the United Kingdom, following a tradition established by the British newspaper The Sun in 1970, several mainstream tabloid newspapers featured topless female models on their third page, known as Page 3 girls, although this is no longer the case. West Virginia's regulation is very specific and is not likely to be misinterpreted, stating: "[The] display of 'any portion of the cleavage of the human female breast exhibited by a dress, blouse, skirt, leotard, bathing suit, or other wearing apparel [is permitted] provided the areola is not exposed, in whole or in part. The popular adoration of female goddesses decreased significantly during the rise of the Greek city states, a legacy which was passed on to the later Roman Empire.

Though his body was hidden in the shadow of lighting, fans could see his perfectly sculpted abs before the camera was just shy of showing off his frontal assets. declared that "exposing naked bodies among citizens is the beginning of public disgrace ( flagitium), [a]" a sentiment echoed by Cicero. Nachbarn ziehen Klage gegen Nackten in Garten zurück"[Neighbors withdraw complaint against naked man in garden]. Being born naked, humans were also nude in the afterlife (although in new bodies at the prime of life). The first use of animal skins and cloth may have been as adornment, along with body modification, body painting, and jewelry, invented first for other purposes, such as magic, decoration, cult, or prestige.For example, in Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) all Tahitian girls were topless and there was a long native dance scene, though the topless female dancers' breasts were covered by leis. In 2004, Australian police banned members of the Papunya community from using a public park in the city of Alice Springs to practice a traditional Aboriginal dance that included topless women.

While fully nude backside photos are usually approved by Instagram, ones from the front will break the site’s rules. This led to a successful legal complaint on the basis of gender discrimination, as the men at the pool were not similarly obligated to cover their chests. The appellate court's decision was binding, but it also created an aura of ambivalence, with topless sunbathing in public declared acceptable only if nobody else including families with children formally objects to it.During the Renaissance, many artists were strongly influenced by classical Greek styles and culture, [41] and images of nude and semi-nude subjects in many forms proliferated in art, sculpture and architecture of the period.

However, many countries have social norms around female modesty, often enforced by legal statutes, that require women to cover their breasts in public. In the South Pacific, toplessness was common prior to contact with Western missionaries, but is less common today. In modern societies, complete nudity in public became increasingly rare as nakedness became associated with lower status, but the mild Mediterranean climate allowed for a minimum of clothing, and in a number of ancient cultures, the athletic and/or cultist nudity of men and boys was a natural concept. However, many local councils impose their own rules, and have the power to ask topless people to leave an area.In her rationale, the judge also said that it is not up to the defendants to teach youngsters human anatomy; however, her decision was appealed by Krzysztofek's female friend soon afterwards, with the plea of not guilty.