What is the difference between a clothing optional resort and nudist resort?
Clothing-optional means just that, optional. People can choose to be nude, partially nude or remain clothed. We like this idea because it allows first timers to “ease” into the idea of total nudity. Many times a couple wants to try a nude vacation, but the wife just wants to go topless at first. In naturist parlance, the word textilist is used to describe someone who is not a naturist, or the act of not being naturist. e.g., He stayed all week but was textiles all the time. It is also used as an adjective to describe a facility where naturism is not allowed e.g., “the textile beach starts at the flag”. Clothing optional and nude optional (US specific) describe a policy or a venue that allows or encourages nudity but tolerates the wearing of clothes. The opposite is clothing compulsory; that is, disallowing nudity, thus requiring the wearing of clothes. Clothes free/clothes-free and clothing free/clothing-free are used as adjectives to describe when naturism is permitted in an otherwise
