Naked dinner (photos)

When I arrived for the dinner party, a naked woman holding a wine glass filled with hibiscus tea greeted me at the door. Inside I could see a group of about 15 people already in the backyard. They too were all naked.

I’ve attended countless dinner parties but never a nude one. I can’t say that I’ve ever harbored any desire to be naked in front of other people. I’ve never visited a or been curious about . So I tried to normalize the situation in my head. Nudist colonies have been around for decades. There’s an , which has more than 30,000 members.

“I wanted to focus on what made people feel comfortable in their skin and tap into their most pure authentic selves,” Max said in an interview before the dinner. “Nudity represents so much more than the act of being naked. It’s surrender.”

When I first signed up for the dinner, I assumed I’d be the oldest person there, or that everyone would look like the people in the checkout line at , only naked. I assumed I’d spend the evening comparing my breasts, thighs and feet to everyone else across the table.

“Thank you for participating in this adventure by coming to dinner at O’natural,” reads the farewell message in the restaurant’s website. “We will hold on only to the good times, meetings with beautiful people and customers delighted to share exceptional moments. We are counting on you to support us and help us during this month of January and early February 2019. So don’t hesitate to book now to enjoy a last naked dinner in Paris. Now is the time.”