# What's the Purpose of Such A Swimsuit?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 28, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352 "2007-10-28T18:09:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/21 "2007-10-28T20:50:14Z")
[QUOTE=bibliophage]
Women can go about topless legally in more states than you might imagine (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Hawaii, etc). I find women in those states are sadly remiss in exercising their rights.
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Aside from Hawaii, those states don’t have a long enough season for those women _to_ exercise them. Just when they are confident in how their tans look, there’s snow everywhere. Granted, I don’t care if their tan, and in the long run it’s certainly much healthier to be pale and cancer-free, but there seems to be a strong correlation between women who are likely to go nude/topless, and women who think they look better with a tan.
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### Author:  [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/22 "2007-10-28T20:58:44Z")
[QUOTE=bibliophage]
Women can go about topless legally in more states than you might imagine (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Hawaii, etc). I find women in those states are sadly remiss in exercising their rights.
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Ironically, it appears to be legal mostly in states where it’s often far too cold for any women to _want_ to go about topless. Sigh.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/23 "2007-10-28T21:22:04Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm]
Well, you can’t see the clitoris…
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Can’t see the unicorn she’s riding either…
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### Author:  [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/24 "2007-10-28T21:34:38Z")
I notice that in the pictures involving breasts, there seems to be some support and lift compared to what the breasts would look like unadorned. Also, sometimes you’ve got a dirty ass, and you just need to floss it. Sexy and hygenic!
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### Author:  [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/25 "2007-10-28T21:41:13Z")
[QUOTE=chaoticbear]
I notice that in the pictures involving breasts, there seems to be some support and lift compared to what the breasts would look like unadorned.
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I do believe that those breasts are “supported” internally by big ol’ bags of salt water.
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### Author:  [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/26 "2007-10-28T21:47:17Z")
[QUOTE=ralph124c]
Yes, my comment was: this is just like being naked. There are no tan lines, and eveything is exposed. So why wear it? (Looks uncomfortable). :smack:
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Emphasis.
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### Author:  [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/27 "2007-10-28T21:48:15Z")
[QUOTE=bibliophage]
Women can go about topless legally in more states than you might imagine (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Hawaii, etc). I find women in those states are sadly remiss in exercising their rights.
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Cite? I’ve lived in NH half my life and this is the first I’ve ever heard that we supposedly have the right to go topless.
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### Author:  [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/28 "2007-10-28T21:50:57Z")
Thanks for the web site, going to take me a while to examine them all, I’ll get back to you.
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### Author:  [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/29 "2007-10-28T21:55:33Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika]
Think of it more as decoration than concealment.
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[Quote=ultrafilter]
Emphasis.
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Exactly. The nokini is to be worn as a decorative accent while showing off a well-built naked bod.
And I had a very, very good notion of what was it that\*\* ralph\*\* was alluding to even before I opened the thread 😃 Happy shopping, **Lanzy** 😉
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### Author:  [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/30 "2007-10-28T22:42:18Z")
You’re pretty likely to see those bikinis in a strip club. I’ve yet to see one on a beach (heh, I mistyped bitch at first), although I wouldn’t object to one on the right body. It’s rare enough to see a thong out here. I’m disappointed that the nokini is held in place with adhesive. I was thinking of another attachment technique.
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/31 "2007-10-28T23:17:15Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm]
Well, you can’t see the clitoris…
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Believe me, lots of guys still can’t see it even when you rub there face in it.
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### Author:  [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/32 "2007-10-29T00:21:40Z")
“If you have to ask, then you’ll never know” - Louis Armstrong, talking about jazz, but I think it applies to this topic
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/33 "2007-10-29T00:35:43Z")
[QUOTE=betenoir]
Believe me, lots of guys still can’t see it even when you rub there face in it.
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Maybe you’re pressing too hard.
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### Author:  [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/34 "2007-10-29T01:35:53Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm]
You have no idea [how funny that sounds](http://www.naturalcollection.com/organic/cornish-pasties-cornwall.aspx) to this Englishman.
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They’re odd down there in Cornwall. Must be all the radioactive decay from the granite.
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### Author:  [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/35 "2007-10-29T02:35:47Z")
Sorry…maybe I’m weird, but I find that so completely NOT sexy.
See…perhaps I’m in the minority, but to me, wearing that is simply the same as wearing a sign around your neck saying “I’m a whore!” While that might turn some guys on, for me, it’s a complete and total turnoff…in the same way that obviously fake breasts are.
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### Author:  [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/36 "2007-10-29T02:50:33Z")
[QUOTE=Jman]
Sorry…maybe I’m weird, but I find that so completely NOT sexy.
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I might find it sexy if the model was the least bit attractive to me.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/37 "2007-10-29T03:10:13Z")
The one-string style mentioned in the OP is actually less revealing than the sling style sold by the same company. The one string is small but it passes through the legs over the vulva, giving it some minimal coverage. The sling is two small strings that pass through the legs on the sides of the vulva, leaving it completely exposed.
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### Author:  [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/38 "2007-10-29T08:59:13Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict]
I’m disappointed that the nokini is held in place with adhesive. I was thinking of another attachment technique.
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What, like velcro? :eek:
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### Author:  [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/39 "2007-10-29T14:24:21Z")
[QUOTE=Girl From Mars]
What, like velcro? :eek:
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Liquid Nails.
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-such-a-swimsuit/424352/40 "2007-10-29T14:29:23Z")
[QUOTE=Girl From Mars]
What, like velcro? :eek:
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I suspect (but cannot prove) **Darryl Lict** meant some kind of plug-based fastening.
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