In the summer of 1946, the French designer Louis Réard unveiled a super-skimpy two-piece swimsuit in Paris. The garment reflected the freewheeling spirit of postwar Europe, and took its name—“bikini”—from the Bikini atoll, an island in the South Pacific used for nuclear testing. There had been two-piece swimsuits before 1946, but none had ever dared expose the navel. Exploding like a bomb, Réard’s two-piece sent waves of shock and delight around the world. READ ON
In Cannes for the 1956 film festival, Brigitte Bardot caused a sensation in a tight, flower-patterned bikini. The photograph is on display in Germany’s new Bikini Art Museum.
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