Pasties
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[[Image:Voy 1142697656.jpg|thumb|A woman wearing pasties at the beach.]]
'''Pasties''' (sing. 'pastie') are adhesive coverings applied to cover a person's [[nipple]]s. They vary in size and are usually not much larger than the person's [[areola]].
The concept of 'pasties' is to reveal as much of the breast as possible without being entirely topless. Many [[erotic dancers]] wear them in [[strip clubs]] as required by law. Pasties are usually applied with a special glue or tape. This is the origin of their name, as they are quite literally "pasted" onto the nipple.
Pasties are worn by many neo-burlesque performers. [[Burlesque]] pasties may also feature tassels which hang from the center, performer will sometimes twirl these as part of a performance.
Some women who choose not to wear a bra wear pasties to prevent their nipples from protruding visibly through their shirt.
==Pasties in law==
The [[United States Supreme Court]] held in ''[[Erie v. Pap's A. M.]]'' that a city ordinance requiring erotic dancers to wear pasties, and a [[g-string]], was constitutional.<ref>[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=529&page=277 CITY OF ERIE et al. v. PAP'S A. M., tdba "KANDYLAND" certiorari to the supreme court of pennsylvania]</ref>
==See also==
{{Commonscat}}
*[[Nipple shield (jewelry)]]
* [[Nipple shield (breastfeeding)]]
* [[Breast petal]]
==References==
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[[Category:Erotic dance]]
[[Category:Nudity]]
[[Category:Breast]]
[[Category:Lingerie]]
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