Female toplessness has been officially legalized (in a nonsexual context) in all public beaches and swimming pools throughout the country (unless otherwise specified by region, province or municipality by-laws) on 20 March 2000, when the Supreme Court of Cassation (through sentence No. Universe contest, during which he caught the eye of a local casting director who gave him his first acting role in a London production of South Pacific. All proceeds went to two charities associated with the celebrities: Tony Bennett’s Exploring the Arts organisation; and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. Hace un año ya que nos tomamos las playas de la Quinta Región para ir y hacer topless, a tomar sol, ir ahí a disfrutar de la tarde con amigas.

During the Early Dynastic Period, (3150–2686 BCE), and the Old Kingdom, (2686–2180 BCE) the majority of men and women wore similar attire.In the Uruk period there was recognition of the need for functional and practical nudity while performing many tasks, although the nakedness of workers emphasized the social difference between servants and the elite, who were clothed. The legend was a popular motif in art during Greek and Roman antiquity and served as an antithetical cautionary tale. A case in Erie, Pennsylvania, concerning the exposure of breasts and nipple proceeded to the US Supreme Court. However, the local council said there were no bylaws dealing with the issue, and that nudity was not an offence.

If a person is nude and also exhibiting lewd and lascivious, or obscene behaviour, then they may fall afoul of laws. Topless entertainment may also include competitions such as wet T-shirt contests, especially during spring break in the United States, in which women display their breasts through translucent wet fabric—and may end up removing their T-shirts in front of the audience. In the Marshall Islands, women were traditionally topless before contact with Western missionaries and still do not sexually objectify female breasts as is common in much of Western society.As a result of the Renaissance, in many European societies artists were strongly influenced by classical Greek styles and culture. Exposing the breasts in public is not a crime, although it is an offense applicable according to the Article 373 of the Penal Code [121] to those who "in any way offend modesty or good customs".

He later said he did not really mean for the swimsuit to be popular as it was, but rather as a fantastical concept and prediction of the future.

Clearly enamoured with the portrait, Lohan posted on Instagram to show the work proudly displayed on her dressing room wall at the Playhouse. Even certain male deities representing regeneration and fertility were occasionally depicted with breast-like appendices, such as the river god Hapy who was considered to be responsible for the annual overflowing of the Nile. San Francisco public officials tolerated the topless bars until 22 April 1965, when the San Francisco Police Department arrested Doda on indecency charges.

The use of clothing to cover the body is one of the changes that mark the end of the Neolithic, and the beginning of civilizations. The public outrage law is rarely used in practice, but in 1972 audience members were convicted of being nude in the Royal Danish Theatre. In the First Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BCE) and the Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BCE) clothing for most people remained the same, but fashion for the upper classes became more elaborate. The earliest surviving depictions of the human body include the small figurines found across Eurasia generally termed "Venuses" although a few are male and others are not identifiable. During the 16th century, women's fashions displaying their breasts were common in society, from Queens to common prostitutes, and emulated by all classes.

However, many countries have social norms around female modesty, often enforced by legal statutes, that require women to cover their breasts in public. Sculpture representations of nudity indicates positive associations, in particular the fertility of women with large breasts and wide hips. Many explanations include advantages to cooling when early humans moved from shady forest to open savanna, accompanied by a change in diet from primarily vegetarian to hunting game, which meant running long distances after prey. Ancient Greece had a particular fascination for aesthetics, which was also reflected in clothing or its absence. The New York City Police Department was strictly instructed to arrest any woman wearing a swimsuit by the commissioner of parks.