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How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
![NEWSTALK1010 on Twitter: "On this day in 1946: A French automotive engineer debuted a new two-piece bathing suit: the bikini. Louis Réard thought the suit was so "explosive" he named it after NEWSTALK1010 on Twitter: "On this day in 1946: A French automotive engineer debuted a new two-piece bathing suit: the bikini. Louis Réard thought the suit was so "explosive" he named it after](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-tZC-vWwAE5vGR.jpg)
NEWSTALK1010 on Twitter: "On this day in 1946: A French automotive engineer debuted a new two-piece bathing suit: the bikini. Louis Réard thought the suit was so "explosive" he named it after
![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](http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_960w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/07/01/Local-Enterprise/Images/Photo_Gallery-Bond_at_50-Girls-080ba.jpg)
National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post
![Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uOGlxye8lYM/VXHtpWqwRfI/AAAAAAABj_Y/f38xZABPyn0/s1600/Micheline%2BBernardini%2Bwearing%2Bthe%2Bfirst%2Bbikini%252C%2B1946%2B%25281%2529.jpg)
Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday
HISTORY - On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled a two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini modeled the new fashion,
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Amazon.co.jp: Louis Reard: Bikini Designer (First in Fashion) : Felix, Rebecca: Foreign Language Books
![July 5 Marks 70th Anniversary of First Bikini Design by Louis Réard in Paris - The French Touch - Quora July 5 Marks 70th Anniversary of First Bikini Design by Louis Réard in Paris - The French Touch - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-55a2c4415d33e5dc5292322418ae4095.webp)
July 5 Marks 70th Anniversary of First Bikini Design by Louis Réard in Paris - The French Touch - Quora
![A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People](https://www.anumuseum.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Brigitte_Bardot_1953_36209530070-1-scaled.jpg)
A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People
![French Embassy U.S. on Twitter: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy" / X French Embassy U.S. on Twitter: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD-y3yNUIAAPpZg.jpg:large)