Another draped garment is the pareo. This is a wrap around skirt worn by Tahitian women. It serves to cover only the bottom half of the body and is brightly colored. In ancient Tahitian times women went bare at the top and covered their bottoms with the pareo. As western influence in Tahiti increased they began to drape the pareo over the upper half of the body to show modesty. Today we see many modern pareo's worn at the beach as cover-ups. The word pareo has become synonymous with any wrap that is worn in this fashion.
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