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| Name: | The First "Clothing-Optional" Event in America |
| Authors: | Danielson, Olaf |
| Published Date: | 10 Jun. 2025 |
| Indexed Date: | 10 Jun. 2025 |
| Web Link: | https://www.planetnude.co/p/the-first-clothing-optional-event |
| Index Status: | Complete |
| Original Language: | English |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction |
| Citation: | Danielson, Olaf. “The First 'Clothing-Optional' Event in America.” Planet Nude (Substack), 10 Jun. 2025, https://www.planetnude.co/p/the-first-clothing-optional-event |
Summary
An investigation into the origins of the term "clothing-optional" reveals its military origins and its first documented use in the US press in 1913, not implying nudity. The term's definition changed when William Wrigley Jr. used it to promote a swimsuit-optional race in 1926, marking the first clothing-optional swimming marathon in America.