Camps Updated | Vintage Nudist

Ironically, vintage nudist camps developed their own forms of "dress code" for when clothes were required. Most camps insisted on shoes (for safety around pools and trails) and often a towel to sit on—a universal rule of nudist etiquette that remains today. In cooler evenings, many wore robes or sandals. For chores or camp leadership, some camps required a simple apron or sash.

However, there is a resurgence of "retro nudism" among millennials and Gen Z. Young people, tired of body dysmorphia caused by social media, are buying vintage patterns for swimsuits (to wear to nude beaches? No—ironically, they wear them to textile beaches). There is a longing for the simplicity of the vintage camp: a time when nudity wasn't about sex, but about weeding the tomatoes on a Tuesday afternoon without worrying about a zipper. Vintage Nudist Camps