A recent story here raged on social media and also mainstream media. A sign posted on a Cafe (deli) in WA requested women to cover up their bum if wearing g-string swimwear before entering.
Some said no let it be women can wear what they like where they like and others backed a prudish viewpoint that said the swimwear lacks modesty etc. It was really fierce in the end.
But its a valid question to the nudist community to ask if women wearing g-string swimwear hinders or helps acceptance of nudism. The swim wear does provide much greater visibility of the wearers body, and if they are topless they are so close to being nude.
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Tom DJan 27, 2026[quote]A recent story here raged on social media and also mainstream media. A sign posted on a Cafe (deli) in WA requested women to cover up their bum if wearing g-string swimwear before entering. Some said no let it be women can wear what they like where they like and others backed a prudish viewpoint that said the swimwear lacks modesty etc. It was really fierce in the end. But its a valid question to the nudist community to ask if women wearing g-string swimwear hinders or helps acceptance of nudism. The swim wear does provide much greater visibility of the wearers body, and if they are topless they are so close to being nude.[/quote] I am of the opinion that very brief swimwear helps the cause of nudity. The sign poses am interesting thought. What about the rare male wearing a g-string?ReactReply - NUnudeyooperJan 27, 2026
How close to a beach was that deli? If adjacent, whatever is considered appropriate for the beach would be best for business. If not, this is no different from the "No shirt, No shoes, No service." signs which the owner has the right to post. Of course, the owner has that right no matter what the location may be.
I don't think any swimwear really promotes nudity. It keeps nudity from being allowed. Laws and cultural norms are at play, and they are not changed on whims. The very brief swimwear may eventually enable a move to allow fully nude, but for now it maintains a rather dumb standard that butt cheeks and nipples must be covered. Consider what a bikini covered in the 1960's to what is on display at Walmart today. That Itsy bitsy yellow polka dot bikini back then was rather scandalous. It might not provoke an erection in teenage boys today, but it did back then. We all know what is being covered by the fabric, so what is the big deal with keeping it covered?ReactReply - MEMemberJan 28, 2026
It's a good question. Recently I experienced women & young women walking along the street in Lorne on the Great Ocean Road walking along in g-string swimwear, also experienced it in Barwon Heads in the main street. The first is close to the ocean, the second is not, whether that makes a difference. Also saw a very large girl in one walking through a camp ground along the coast and while initially I was surprised I thought good on her, it's about body acceptance not body shaming. The girls walking down the street in traffic while attractive to the eye are a bit of a hazards to drivers, mostly men perving while driving and potentially crashing.
A couple of summers ago there was a group of girls at a CO beach I go to (Pt Addis near Geelong). They initially were half way down the beach, away from families but not in the CO part and a couple were in bikini's a couple topless and a couple in tiny g-strings. They shifted down to the CO part during the day and a couple took off the g-strings (they were micro anyway) and got naked. Now this is not much of a sample size but I would say it helped them get naked and one of the girls in a bikini took her top off.
I'm guessing girls / women that wear this type of swimwear are pretty comfortable with how they look and are after a suntanned butt. I assume some then think well do I want the string tan-lines.
ReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterJan 28, 2026[quote]It's a good question. Recently I experienced women & young women walking along the street in Lorne on the Great Ocean Road walking along in g-string swimwear, also experienced it in Barwon Heads in the main street. The first is close to the ocean, the second is not, whether that makes a difference. Also saw a very large girl in one walking through a camp ground along the coast and while initially I was surprised I thought good on her, it's about body acceptance not body shaming. The girls walking down the street in traffic while attractive to the eye are a bit of a hazards to drivers, mostly men perving while driving and potentially crashing. A couple of summers ago there was a group of girls at a CO beach I go to (Pt Addis near Geelong). They initially were half way down the beach, away from families but not in the CO part and a couple were in bikini's a couple topless and a couple in tiny g-strings. They shifted down to the CO part during the day and a couple took off the g-strings (they were micro anyway) and got naked. Now this is not much of a sample size but I would say it helped them get naked and one of the girls in a bikini took her top off. I'm guessing girls / women that wear this type of swimwear are pretty comfortable with how they look and are after a suntanned butt. I assume some then think well do I want the string tan-lines.[/quote] It is a good question hey. Its interesting as the g-string has become quite the norm at our beaches. I also say good on the larger lady wearing one too. I once observed at Citron Bay New Caledonia a lady who would have been at least 60 wearing only her g-string. That was about 20years ago and even then I thought good on her, she's body proud.ReactReply
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gabareJan 28, 2026well to me a business can dictate a dress code for they're business if they wish and usually at the business is at the beach they are more lenient . as to skimpy swimwear to me they are more sexually attracting than mere nudity. if a person is in a thong it will get more attention than someone nude , once you look at someone nude everything is revealed where the person in the thong is still hiding something.
ReactReply - TDTom DJan 28, 2026[quote]It's a good question. Recently I experienced women & young women walking along the street in Lorne on the Great Ocean Road walking along in g-string swimwear, also experienced it in Barwon Heads in the main street. The first is close to the ocean, the second is not, whether that makes a difference. Also saw a very large girl in one walking through a camp ground along the coast and while initially I was surprised I thought good on her, it's about body acceptance not body shaming. The girls walking down the street in traffic while attractive to the eye are a bit of a hazards to drivers, mostly men perving while driving and potentially crashing.A couple of summers ago there was a group of girls at a CO beach I go to (Pt Addis near Geelong). They initially were half way down the beach, away from families but not in the CO part and a couple were in bikini's a couple topless and a couple in tiny g-strings. They shifted down to the CO part during the day and a couple took off the g-strings (they were micro anyway) and got naked. Now this is not much of a sample size but I would say it helped them get naked and one of the girls in a bikini took her top off.I'm guessing girls / women that wear this type of swimwear are pretty comfortable with how they look and are after a suntanned butt. I assume some then think well do I want the string tan-lines. It is a good question hey. Its interesting as the g-string has become quite the norm at our beaches. I also say good on the larger lady wearing one too. I once observed at Citron Bay New Caledonia a lady who would have been at least 60 wearing only her g-string. That was about 20years ago and even then I thought good on her, she's body proud.[/quote] So even though nudity is not acceptable in Queensland very brief swimwear is? Do men wear gstrings also?ReactReply
- MEMemberOriginal PosterJan 28, 2026[quote]It's a good question. Recently I experienced women & young women walking along the street in Lorne on the Great Ocean Road walking along in g-string swimwear, also experienced it in Barwon Heads in the main street. The first is close to the ocean, the second is not, whether that makes a difference. Also saw a very large girl in one walking through a camp ground along the coast and while initially I was surprised I thought good on her, it's about body acceptance not body shaming. The girls walking down the street in traffic while attractive to the eye are a bit of a hazards to drivers, mostly men perving while driving and potentially crashing.A couple of summers ago there was a group of girls at a CO beach I go to (Pt Addis near Geelong). They initially were half way down the beach, away from families but not in the CO part and a couple were in bikini's a couple topless and a couple in tiny g-strings. They shifted down to the CO part during the day and a couple took off the g-strings (they were micro anyway) and got naked. Now this is not much of a sample size but I would say it helped them get naked and one of the girls in a bikini took her top off.I'm guessing girls / women that wear this type of swimwear are pretty comfortable with how they look and are after a suntanned butt. I assume some then think well do I want the string tan-lines.It is a good question hey. Its interesting as the g-string has become quite the norm at our beaches.I also say good on the larger lady wearing one too. I once observed at Citron Bay New Caledonia a lady who would have been at least 60 wearing only her g-string. That was about 20years ago and even then I thought good on her, she's body proud. So even though nudity is not acceptable in Queensland very brief swimwear is? Do men wear gstrings also?[/quote] Yes very brief swimwear is acceptable in Queensland but nudity is not. To complicate matters further...a woman can swim topless and its illegal but most police officers would be loathe to charge her... Have never seen a male g-string at any beach i have been to here in AustraliaReactReply
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StevieLornaJan 28, 2026[quote]. Have never seen a male g-string at any beach i have been to here in Australia[/quote] He wont like that.ReactReply - ST
SteveJan 28, 2026[quote]Have never seen a male g-string at any beach i have been to here in Australia[/quote] I've worn mine walking into and out of Sunnyside North to my car either in the carpark or on the approach road, and at Alexandria Bay in Noosa (although I had a shirt as a cover-up on the park trail). At least one other guy at Sunnyside does the same. For myself, once I've decided to wear it, I just go ahead without worrying too much, and find it's easy to wear one without concern with the right attitude. But I do consciously choose the location before starting out. My reading of the state legislation (usually the relevant Summary Offences act) is that strings or thongs are not illegal in most states and neither is female toplessness, unless I've missed something. I've definitely noticed female thongs and strings becoming very mainstream over the last few years but do wonder if most just are following fashion rather than expressly desiring to reveal more. Toplessness seemed considerably more popular in Australia in the '90s but is comparatively rare now, even as the buns come out.ReactReply - JI
JimJan 28, 2026I always go back to a question we asked a female friend. Would you join us at the nudist resort ? You wear a very small bikini ! She was shocked to her the question. Oh I cant do that ! But you wear such small bikinis.
We figured it out, she was trying to look sexy. Being a little covered up was the way she did it. Being totally naked was not sexy at all. Its how we started to understand being a nudist.
But the same thing happened to me at a restaurant near the beach in California. There was a heavy set woman walking the board walk, wearing a tiny bikini. I spoke up to my mom and sister and her wife and mine. Theres a beautiful woman ! Shes beautiful because she believes in her self ! All these women looked at me like I was strange. They didnt understand what I was talking about.
Truly a bikini doesnt make you. The way you see yourself is the beautiful or sexy thing. Being seen naked and walking around with your head up and shoulders back makes you beautiful too everyone. If you are being so shy or introverted that you dont believe in yourself, thats not good for you. That friend who wore the tiny bikini was beautiful because she believed in her self.
As for men wearing a thong ! I loved wearing my tiny swimsuit but I loved being naked more. But I did think I was trying to be sexy in the thong.
ReactReply - JIJimJan 28, 2026
I always go back to a question we asked a female friend. Would you join us at the nudist resort ? You wear a very small bikini ! She was shocked to her the question. Oh I cant do that ! But you wear such small bikinis.
We figured it out, she was trying to look sexy. Being a little covered up was the way she did it. Being totally naked was not sexy at all. Its how we started to understand being a nudist.
But the same thing happened to me at a restaurant near the beach in California. There was a heavy set woman walking the board walk, wearing a tiny bikini. I spoke up to my mom and sister and her wife and mine. Theres a beautiful woman ! Shes beautiful because she believes in her self ! All these women looked at me like I was strange. They didnt understand what I was talking about.
Truly a bikini doesnt make you. The way you see yourself is the beautiful or sexy thing. Being seen naked and walking around with your head up and shoulders back makes you beautiful too everyone. If you are being so shy or introverted that you dont believe in yourself, thats not good for you. That friend who wore the tiny bikini was beautiful because she believed in her self.
As for men wearing a thong ! I loved wearing my tiny swimsuit but I loved being naked more. But I did think I was trying to be sexy in the thong.
ReactReply - JIJimJan 28, 2026
I always go back to a question we asked a female friend. Would you join us at the nudist resort ? You wear a very small bikini ! She was shocked to her the question. Oh I cant do that ! But you wear such small bikinis.
We figured it out, she was trying to look sexy. Being a little covered up was the way she did it. Being totally naked was not sexy at all. Its how we started to understand being a nudist.
But the same thing happened to me at a restaurant near the beach in California. There was a heavy set woman walking the board walk, wearing a tiny bikini. I spoke up to my mom and sister and her wife and mine. Theres a beautiful woman ! Shes beautiful because she believes in her self ! All these women looked at me like I was strange. They didnt understand what I was talking about.
Truly a bikini doesnt make you. The way you see yourself is the beautiful or sexy thing. Being seen naked and walking around with your head up and shoulders back makes you beautiful too everyone. If you are being so shy or introverted that you dont believe in yourself, thats not good for you. That friend who wore the tiny bikini was beautiful because she believed in her self.
As for men wearing a thong ! I loved wearing my tiny swimsuit but I loved being naked more. But I did think I was trying to be sexy in the thong.
ReactReply - JIJimJan 28, 2026
Sorry it posted it three times
You know TN and its problemsReactReply - NI
ninco01Jan 28, 2026As mentioned above, skimpy swimwear is an attempt to be "sexy". Most people think nudity is the ultimate example of being "sexy", which, of course, to a true nudist it is not. For that reason, I think skimpy swimwear does not help the nudist lifestyle at all; in fact, it hurts it. We need people to see showing more skin, (being nude), as an attempt to be more open and natural with others, not as an ultimate attempt at being "sexy".
ReactReply - STStevieLornaJan 28, 2026[quote]As mentioned above, skimpy swimwear is an attempt to be "sexy". Most people think nudity is the ultimate example of being "sexy", which, of course, to a true nudist it is not. For that reason, I think skimpy swimwear does not help the nudist lifestyle at all; in fact, it hurts it. We need people to see showing more skin, (being nude), as an attempt to be more open and natural with others, not as an ultimate attempt at being "sexy".[/quote] Agree, old men wearing inappropriate clothing and justifying it by claiming its because they are nudist is just weird.ReactReply
- NUnudeyooperJan 28, 2026
I am an old man who is about 100 pounds overweight according to BMI numbers. Have not weighed that little for 60 years or so. I don't care what others think at my age so, would have no trouble wearing inappropriate clothing. To some people that is how I am dressed every day. I've never tried something as skimpy as a G-string but guess that the string in my butt crack would be a bit uncomfortable. I like to be nude because of comfort, but that sometimes is uncomfortable too. My scrotum will stick to my leg when I am trying to walk. If I am at a beach, it is not to get a tan, but to enjoy the water and water is most enjoyed while nude, especially after coming back onto dry land.
ReactReply - MEMemberJan 28, 2026
I think the skimpy swimwear is worn for a few of the reasons stated, some may feel sexy in it, some will do it for attention, some maybe just following the trend and others to get close to an all over tan as they can on a textile beach. It is odd that while bare buns are now the trend, toplessness is not or it's not that common on mainstream beaches from what I've noticed.
It's good in my opinion that women are more comfortable wearing less as this may lead to more taking the plunge and trying CO beaches again. Toplessness was common in the 70's and early 80's and lots more women then seemed to be at CO beaches. These days it's about 90/10 the ratio of male to female it seems at nude beaches so a evening of the ratio would be a good thing and hopefully normalise nudity a little more.
The internet does have a lot to answer for in terms of scaring people off I believe. Influencers being the main issue but also social media and the ease of posting photo's to expose someone. Cruel and petty stuff.
ReactReply - STSteveFeb 14, 2026
I occasionally have a squiz at the Port Douglas beach cam and did see one guy in a thong not so long ago. Definitely unique compared to the females where are are quite prevalent, but he just was enjoying a swim with his significant other and not causing any apparent concerns despite swimming between the lifeguard flags and not at the quiet end of the beach.
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Guzzi27Feb 14, 2026Was their request really down to what the g string bottom was showing? Or was it down to a perceived hygiene concern? As naturists we expect to use a towel, or similar, to put down in chairs etc when naked for hygiene reasons. It is considered inconsiderate and rude not to.
Maybe the request to put something more substantial on was for the same reason.ReactReply