# Camel toe

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"Camel Toe" redirects here. For the comedy album by The Bob & Tom Show, see [Camel Toe (album)](/source/Camel_Toe_(album)).

**Camel toe**, or **cameltoe**, is [slang](/source/Slang) for the outline of the [labia majora](/source/Labia_majora) (the outer lips of the [vulva](/source/Vulva)) in tightly fitting clothes.[1][2][3] Owing to a combination of anatomical factors and the fabric tension in the crotch area, the outer labia and [mons pubis](/source/Mons_pubis) may, together, display a shape resembling the [forefoot](/source/Metatarsus) of a [camel](/source/Camel). Camel toe commonly occurs as a result of wearing clothing with crotch-area vertical tension, such as [Spandex](/source/Spandex) [activewear](/source/Activewear) or [athleisure](/source/Athleisure) bottom wear, [hotpants](/source/Hotpants) or [swimwear](/source/Swimwear).[4]

## History

In the 1930s, following the development of [Lastex](/source/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.[5]

In the early 21st century, the display of camel toe in public or in the media has caused controversy on a number of occasions.[6][7][8]

## See also

- [Bralessness](/source/Bralessness)
- [Whale tail](/source/Whale_tail)
- [Modesty](/source/Modesty)

## References

1. ["camel toe - Definition of camel toe in English by Oxford Dictionaries"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160422112801/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/camel-toe?q=cameltoe). *Oxford Dictionaries - English*. Archived from [the original](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/camel-toe?q=cameltoe) on 22 April 2016.

1. Mansour, David (2005). [*From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century*](https://books.google.com/books?id=b1ruwF6xYNIC&pg=PA64). Andrews McMeel. ISBN 978-0-7407-5118-9.

1. Freeman, Hadley (27 November 2007). ["Miaow! Today's pop princesses do love their catsuits."](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/nov/27/fashion.popandrock). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 8 December 2007. ... let's just say the words 'crotch outline' and let that suffice.

1. Sanneh, Kelefah (23 May 2003). ["Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls."](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/23/movies/fashion-tip-in-rap-for-brooklyn-girls.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 3 December 2007. Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy.

1. Ibbotson, Fiona. ["A History of Women's Swimwear"](https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/a-history-of-womens-swimwear/). *Fashion history timeline*. [Fashion Institute of Technology](/source/Fashion_Institute_of_Technology). Retrieved 12 April 2022.

1. Staff (18 November 2013) ["K. Michelle Addresses Camel Toe Controversy"](http://stylemagazine.com/news/2013/nov/18/k-michelle-addresses-camel-toe-controversy/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230717033151/http://stylemagazine.com/news/2013/nov/18/k-michelle-addresses-camel-toe-controversy/) 17 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine *Houston Style Magazine*

1. Jones, Ali (2017) ["Camel toes in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds won’t make it to live servers, were an accident"](https://www.pcgamesn.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/pubg-camel-toe) *PCGamesN*

1. Morrish, Lydia (8 October 2015). ["Chick-Chat: We Need To Stop Hating On The Camel Toe"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151009000546/https://www.konbini.com/en/lifestyle/chick-chat-camel-toe/). *Konbini*. Archived from [the original](https://www.konbini.com/en/lifestyle/chick-chat-camel-toe/) on 9 October 2015.

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