Editing Camel toe

{{Short description|Shape of the vulva in tight-fitting clothes}}
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'''Camel toe''', or '''cameltoe''', is [[slang]] for the outline of the [[labia majora]] (the outer lips of the [[vulva]]) in tightly fitting clothes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/camel-toe?q=cameltoe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422112801/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/camel-toe?q=cameltoe |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2016 |title=camel toe - Definition of camel toe in English by Oxford Dictionaries |website=Oxford Dictionaries - English}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Mansour |first=David |title=From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century |year=2005 |publisher=Andrews McMeel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b1ruwF6xYNIC&pg=PA64 |isbn=978-0-7407-5118-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Hadley |last=Freeman |authorlink = Hadley Freeman |title=Miaow! Today's pop princesses do love their catsuits. |date=27 November 2007 |url=http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2217634,00.html |quote=... let's just say the words 'crotch outline' and let that suffice. |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref> Owing to a combination of anatomical factors and the fabric tension in the crotch area, the outer labia and [[mons pubis]] may, together, display a shape resembling the [[Metatarsus|forefoot]] of a [[camel]]. Camel toe commonly occurs as a result of wearing clothing with crotch-area vertical tension, such as [[Spandex]] [[activewear]] or [[athleisure]] bottom wear, [[hotpants]] or [[swimwear]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |first=Kelefah |last=Sanneh |title=Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/23/movies/fashion-tip-in-rap-for-brooklyn-girls.html |quote=Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy. |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=23 May 2003 |access-date=3 December 2007}}</ref>

== History ==
In the 1930s, following the development of [[Lastex]] rubberized yarns for swimwear, the resulting exposure of the pubic-area outline resulted in manufacturers adding a "modesty panel" to women's swimsuits to conceal the camel toe; this persisted through the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ibbotson |first1=Fiona |title=A History of Women's Swimwear |url=https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/a-history-of-womens-swimwear/ |website=Fashion history timeline |publisher=[[Fashion Institute of Technology]] |access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref>

In the early 21st century, the display of camel toe in public or in the media has caused controversy on a number of occasions.<ref>Staff (18 November 2013) [http://stylemagazine.com/news/2013/nov/18/k-michelle-addresses-camel-toe-controversy/ "K. Michelle Addresses Camel Toe Controversy"] ''Houston Style Magazine''</ref><ref>Jones, Ali (2017) [https://www.pcgamesn.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/pubg-camel-toe "Camel toes in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds won’t make it to live servers, were an accident"] ''PCGamesN''</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Morrish |first=Lydia |date=8 October 2015 |url=https://www.konbini.com/en/lifestyle/chick-chat-camel-toe/ |title=Chick-Chat: We Need To Stop Hating On The Camel Toe |website=Konbini |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009000546/https://www.konbini.com/en/lifestyle/chick-chat-camel-toe/ |archive-date=9 October 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Bralessness]]
* [[Whale tail]]
* [[Modesty]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Female cameltoes}}

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