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After the code was enforced, bralessness was not shown in film again until the 1960s. [172] [173] Notable instances of women going braless in popular culture include: Clara Bow plays Nasa "Dynamite" Springer in the 1932 pre-code film Call Her Savage. Wearing a white blouse, she is braless in multiple scenes. [174] [175]
Although some social attitudes to increased body exposure began to soften during the late 1960s, contemporary Western societies still generally view toplessness unfavorably. During a short period in 1964, "topless" dress designs appeared at fashion shows, but those who wore the dresses in public found themselves arrested on indecency charges ...
In the United States, individual states have primary jurisdiction in matters of public morality.The topfreedom movement has claimed success in a few instances in persuading some state and federal courts to overturn some state laws on the basis of sex discrimination or equal protection, arguing that a woman should be free to expose her chest (i.e., be topless) in any context in which a man can ...
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in December 2024 ) and then linked below. 2024
Development of the underwire bra started in the 1930s, [139] though it did not gain widespread popularity until the 1950s, when the end of World War II freed metal for domestic use. [ 140 ] [ 141 ] Aviator and filmmaker Howard Hughes ' overemphasizing of Russell's cleavage prompted the MPAA to take actions against the film and use the term ...
The following is a list of the causes of human deaths worldwide for different years arranged by their associated mortality rates. In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths. In 2005, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), about 58 million people died. [1]
The event is recorded by The Guinness Book of World Records as the "largest number of people simultaneously skinny-dipping". [ 50 ] November 20, 2012 ( 2012-11-20 ) : San Francisco bans and criminalizes public nudity without a police-issued parade permit; however, female toplessness is still allowed throughout the city.
No Bra Day is an annual observance on October 13 on which women are encouraged to go braless as a means to encourage breast cancer awareness. No Bra Day was initially observed on July 9, 2011, but within three years it had moved to the 9th day of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, August.