年轻人转向天体主义：脱下衣服，也卸下审美焦虑

Photography Dani D’IngeoApril 15, 2026Beauty / Beauty FeatureBeauty / Beauty FeatureNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismAt a time of toxic beauty standards and widespread body image issues, could taking your clothes off around strangers (in a non-sexual way) be the answer?ShareLink copied ✔️April 15, 2026April 15, 2026TextLaura MolloyDani d'Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025Gallery / 33 images Last summer, I accidentally wound up at a naturist resort. After mastering the art of holding eye contact with someone whose genitals are aglow in the sunlight, I began to feel as if I’d stumbled upon the ultimate antidote to our current self-image crisis. Here, nestled in a patch of ancient woodland just outside the M25, was a rare spectacle – a community seemingly untouched by the self-hatred epidemic wreaking havoc on the rest of the world. Residents told me how the simple act of getting naked (naturism refers to non-sexual social nudity in private and in public) had offered them a delightful alternative to a culture where they felt expected to constantly primp and preen or hate their bodies. It allowed them to show up as they were - stretch marks, operation scars, body hair and all – and realise that their insecurities are simply mental blocks enforced by a patriarchal, capitalist and often vampirish beauty industry. In line with much of the global naturist demographic, the people I met were mostly of state pension-receiving age. Yet their lifestyle seemed so radical that I wondered – had young people discovered this too? And, if so, could it be the cure to our collective, chronic insecurity? “I initially thought nudism was just a thing that old white people did,” says 20-year-old Chris*, who began dabbling in naturism during the pandemic. “Now I’ve found that it knows no boundaries.” He’s one of the many Gen-Z naturists who are turning to the practice to establish a better relationship with themselves and their bodies. “All expectations seem to go out th