The promise of a warm soothing summer becomes irresistible after enduring endless winter nights of the northern latitudes. The seductive allure of radiant heat of the sun on the naked body, warmed by the sunbaked sand and sound of waves splashing on the beach becomes too great even for someone hailing from the oven baked Lahore. And then those risqué expectations On the Beach — It's one of those Hollywood cliché that needs no explanations, just imagine a cocktail full of unexpected delights, Sangria of exotic fruits – (if it happens to be some forbidden fruit - all the more better) - And it remains one of the most glorified aspects of a summer holiday - playful flirting in the ocean before a quickie in the dunes. S** on the beach is a genre. If it were a color, it would be lipstick red, if it were music it would be a saxophone solo and if it were food it would be sizzling …show more content…
Not surprising then if we see pools morphing into oceans suitably garnished with “Love Umbrella” and deck chairs.
But even if it’s an artificial beach is there in our backyard, at our beck and call – It recreates the same dream of a seduction enclave. Think of Marilyn Monroe's iconic scene in a swimming pool, where she seductively shows off her body and teases someone to join her in "Something's Got To Give" Or the pool scene of “Great Gatsby”
Plumbing the Depths of Swimming Pools:
Throughout the course of the 20th Century, swimming pools have been associated with a certain lifestyle. The ‘Bath and Bottle Party’ hosted by “Bright Young Things” (BYT) in June 1928, held at St George’s Swimming Baths in London still invoke licentious expectations.
Fast forward fifty years and the photograph of Faye Dunaway with Oscar on the table, newspapers strewn around on the floor by the pool of the Beverly Hills Hotel taken by Terry O’Neill’s 1977 would have struck an immediate resonance with