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"Bare chested" refers to the state of not wearing any clothes above the waist. If someone is bare chested, then their entire torso is exposed. It is also known as "stripped to the waist", or "being shirtless", or "topless", although the latter is usually only applied to women. It is much more common for men to be bare chested than women, since in most places it is illegal for a woman to be bare chested. See also topfree equality. smiling man This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
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(See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ...
The waist is the part of the abdomen between the ribcage and hips. ...
Topfree equality is a small but growing social movement in parts of North America. ...
Attitudes to bare chesters
For centuries many men, such as farmers and miners, worked bare chested. This was, and is, particularly true in hot climates. During the Victorian period, nudity or partial nudity such as being bare chested was seen as wrong, and people took great pains to cover themselves up. During the 20th Century, attitudes began to relax, and going bare chested in public was no longer seen as shocking. Originally men were bare chested only at the beach, swimming pools, etc. In New York City, removing one's shirt in Central Park was an occasion for a ticket as late as 1960. More recently, it has become quite common for women on beaches in Europe, the Caribbean, and Australia to go bare breasted as well, although it is by no means universal and it is still unusual on most beaches in North America. Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ...
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Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. ...
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Throughout much of Asia, bare-chestedness in either men or women is generally disapproved of, and may be highly offensive, even at the beach. In many of these areas, for example South Korea, most adults still swim almost fully clothed. In some areas, such as Thailand toplessness among women is disapproved of, but is still widely present due to large numbers of European tourists. In Muslim countries, people, women in particular, are encouraged (or in some cases, such as Afghanistan while under the rule of the Taliban, required) to cover up, and shoulders and thighs must not be shown. Even in Europe and North America, there are some people who do take offence at a bare-chested men, and many shops will refuse to serve bare chested people, having policies of "no shirt, no shoes, no service". Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 202 KB) Description: Topless women on south african beach Source: Flickr Date: created 11. ...
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Going bare chested There is not necessarily anything sexual about going bare chested in public. Most bare chesters do it because they want to, or because it is hot and they find wearing a shirt is uncomfortable.
Apart from social aspects and temperature, reasons for wearing a shirt include:
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Famous bare chesters A lot of musicians go bare chested whilst performing, this may add to the visual attractiveness of the musicians and their performance, and is also practical due to the intense heat from the studio/arena lights. Actors and wrestlers also appear bare chested. Tatoos and body art such as nipple piercings are often displayed by bare chested rock musicians. Famous bare chesters include: Brandon Boyd of Incubus performs in front of an audience. ...
Brandon Boyd of Incubus performs in front of an audience. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Brandon Boyd Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976) is the lead vocalist and percussionist of the rock band Incubus. ...
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- Brandon Boyd, singer in rock group Incubus (there is at least one shirtless scene in each chorus in the video for their 2001 hit Drive)
- Phil Collen, lead guitarist of the British band Def Leppard, will often take the stage in the beginning with a shirt on, however, as the show progresses, he removes it and will play the rest of show shirtless.
- Clark Gable. Gable's bare chested scene in the movie It Happened One Night is widely believed to have caused a drop in the sale of undershirts
- Ian Grushka, bassist in punk group New Found Glory
- Salman Khan, Indian Bollywood actor
- Shavo Odadjian, bassist of rock group System of a Down
- Flávio and Gustavo Mendonça, stars of Brazilian soap operas
- Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen
- Jim Morrison, singer of The Doors. While he did not perform bare chested often, his shirtless appearance in publicity photos accompanying the Door's 1967 debut album cover was extremely influential in male fashion
- Nick Oliveri, ex-bassist in rock group Queens of the Stone Age
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock group who frequently perform shirtless (hence the terminology doing a Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
- Robert Plant, lead singer of Led Zeppelin would often perform in a small, unbuttoned shirt, thus appearing mostly bare chested.
- Iggy Pop, singer
- Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC
- Frank Sepe, bodybuilder
Jump to: navigation, search Brandon Boyd Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976) is the lead vocalist and percussionist of the rock band Incubus. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Incubus (from left to right): Jose Pasillas, DJ Kilmore, Brandon Boyd, Ben Kenney, Mike Einziger Incubus is an eclectic rock band, that consists of five men from Calabasas, California: Brandon Boyd (vocals and percussion - including the djembe), Mike Einziger (guitar), Ben Kenney (bass), Jose Pasillas (drums...
Philip Kenneth Collen is one of the guitarists for Def Leppard. ...
Def Leppard are a British rock band from Sheffield, England, that emerged in the late 1970s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ...
Clark Gable from the cover of Clark Gable: Biography, Filmography, Bibliography by Chrystopher J. Spicer William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 —November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, and the biggest box-office star of the early sound film era. ...
It Happened One Night is a 1934 romantic comedy in which an elite socialite (Claudette Colbert) tries to get out from under her fathers thumb, and falls in with a rogue reporter (Clark Gable). ...
Ian Grushka (born September 4, 1977) is the bass guitarist for the pop-punk band New Found Glory. ...
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Shavo Odadjian Shavo Odadjian (born April 22, 1974 in Armenia as Shavarsh Odadjian), is the bassist for the Los Angeles-based alternative metal band, System of a Down. ...
Jump to: navigation, search System of a Down (sometimes referred to as ) is a Alternative metal band from Los Angeles, California. ...
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Robert Plant, 2002 Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England) is a rock singer most famous for being the lead singer of one of the most influential rock bands of all time — Led Zeppelin. ...
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Frank Sepe is an American bodybuilder and male model of Italian and German descent, born in New York on December 28, 1971. ...
Fictional bare chesters Some characters in TV shows or films are well known for their shirtlessness. Pernell Roberts Pernell Roberts (born 18 May 1928 in Waycross, Georgia, USA) is an American actor. ...
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A jumper from Marks & Spencer A sweater, pullover, jumper or jersey is a relatively heavy garment intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though in some cases sweaters are made for dogs and occasionally other animals) and typically supposed to go over a shirt, blouse, t...
See also Clothing has various sociological functions, including: conspicuous consumption stating or claiming identity establishing, maintaining and defying sociological group norms Thus wearing specific types of clothing or the manner of wearing clothing can convey messages about class, income, belief and attitude. ...
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 Many sports, such as rock climbing, can be or are done barechested Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Websites - Shirtless Men World A site about bare chested men, with article on why to go bare chested, where to do it, and famous people who do it.
Various online groups discuss the subject, often supporting men who want to go bare chested but have internalized American society's increasing discomfort with shirtless men. Like the preceding page, these groups all use the word "shirtless" more than "bare-chested," and many would prefer "shirt-free"! At this writing, they include:
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