In the pilot episode, Midge and her two friends bleach their pubic hair in lieu of waxing or shaving. Sounds pretty painful, right?
Pubic hair trends have drastically changed throughout time. In the US, the first women's body hair razor was released by Gilette in 1915, and with the invention of the bikini in 1946, the precedent for down-there grooming was set. While shaving the bikini line became the preferred maintenance method in the '50s, bleaching was not entirely uncommon. In fact, Marilyn Monroe was fond of dyeing her nether regions a perfect platinum blonde to match the hair on her head!