FIDM Museum - Parlez-vous bikini? It's #BikiniDay, and while a scanty swimsuit nowadays barely raises an eyebrow, that hasn't always been the case. In 1946, two French designers—Jacques Heim and Louis Réard—both
![Jacques Heim Fashion : Presentation on October 24, 1962 of 1963 Summer Collection : Bikini and Tunic (b/w photo) Jacques Heim Fashion : Presentation on October 24, 1962 of 1963 Summer Collection : Bikini and Tunic (b/w photo)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.82167610.7055475/1672949.jpg)
Jacques Heim Fashion : Presentation on October 24, 1962 of 1963 Summer Collection : Bikini and Tunic (b/w photo)
I. Buss & Allan Uniform Company, Inc. - The bikini as we know it today came about in Paris thanks to designers like Jacques Heim and Louis Réard. Both had atomic inspirations,
![July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime](https://cropper.watch.aetnd.com/cdn.watch.aetnd.com/sites/5/2018/06/Bikini.jpg)
July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime
![National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_960w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/06/26/Local/Images/GettyImages-543547448.jpg&w=1200)