“Americans have a fraught relationship with the concept of sexuality, and the problem of nudity is an extension of this underlying issue. When US citizens see naked bodies, for the most part, they see sex. Therefore, when they see bodies that are not clothed, a wide range of complicated emotions come to the surface. Disgust. Apprehension. Fear. Anxiety. Lust. Temptation.
That is how Americans have been socialized to think about sex. It is this automatic equation of nakedness with sex that is particularly problematic within our society – and which is a roadblock to building an environment where the nude human body is seen as integral to our lives.”
This article discusses (as evidenced by the above article quote) the relationship that Americans have with nudity and why it would benefit both American fashion and the country as a whole to have them become more accepting of it.