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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Maddy Mussen

Bye bye boobs: When did Europeans stop sunbathing topless?

When you go down to the continent this summer, you’re in for a big surprise. The tanned bodies that line our European beaches, lithe, leathery or otherwise, are all covered up. 

Well, not all covered up, but certainly more than they used to be. Once upon a time, seeing a pair of boobs cooking in the sun like fried eggs was a tell-tale sign that you were on holiday. But now, according to Europeans, it’s an increasingly rare occurrence. 

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