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[Nos bares mais na moda mulheres deslumbrantes passeiam-se com pouca roupa a mostrar grande parte do corpo. Neste restaurante pessoas comuns, gordas, feias, velhas, entre outras, alimentam os seus corpos nus. Uma coisa parece certa, o ar condicionado tem de ser bom.]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The diners arrived at a nice Manhattan restaurant on a cold February night and stripped off coats, hats, gloves and scarves. They didn't stop there. Skirts, shirts, pants, underwear and stockings all ended up stashed in plastic bags by the bar as the patrons got naked for the monthly "Clothing Optional Dinner."

"It's exciting to be in a restaurant nude," said George Keyes, 65, a retired junior high school English teacher. Nude yes, but not unadorned.

Around 30 people arrived for the buffet dinner -- no hot soup on the menu -- most of them middle-aged, several married couples, some singles, the youngest perhaps in their 30s. Health regulations mean staff must remain clothed even if they wanted to join in. And diners must bring something to sit on -- a towel or, for discerning women, an elegant silk scarf. REUTERS/Mike Segar