Some Observations on the Emergence of “Luxury Nudism”
Nudism has evolved far beyond its modest roots as a backwoods, back-to-nature social movement. Today’s nudism is more of a commodity than a community. It’s more of an industry than an ideology. While yesteryear’s nudism proposed that our psychological and cultural ills could be remedied by sunshine, fresh air, and community, today’s nudism might be considered a niche leisure industry, one that strives to offer products and services, rather than emotional, physical, and social benefits.
From the early days of American nudism through the 1980s, official nudist publications represented the nudist communities, and documented social life within the unassuming, rustic mom and pop-operated lodges, ranches, parks, campgrounds, and clubs. The word “resort” was almost never encountered in these publications, because these spaces were not considered vacation destinations. The nudist publications didn’t focus on the amenities and services of the clubs, but on the communities that took shape within them. While these nudist spaces were generally rather spartan, with little more than a handful of unassuming cabins and trailers, a pool, and perhaps a clubhouse, they were homes to active, vibrant, and engaged groups of nudists. Nudist clubs were depicted as close-knit communities and vitally-important social hubs.
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