Joe's Friendly Tavern Empire - On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini
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How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
![PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkBKc2JXEAAXx8l.jpg)
PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X
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Women Wearing Polka Dot Bikini Near Water - Montego Bay 1946 Photograph by War Is Hell Store - Fine Art America
Louis Réard, the inventor of bikini, with a model in 1946. Not many people know this, but he named his creation after the Bikini Atoll… | Instagram
HISTORY - On this day in 1946, designer Louis Reard introduced the Bikini. Unveiled at the Piscine Molitor in Paris, Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini wore the daring two-piece swimwear that was inspired
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The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version
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
funfact The name for the bikini design was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard, the designer of the bikini. He named the… | Instagram
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