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THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
Modern, Skimpy Bikini Debuted at Paris Pool Fashion Show (1946)
Although women have worn bikini-like two-piece garments for centuries—mosaics from the 4th century depict women in such garb—the modern bikini was only introduced in 1946. Anticipating that his revealing swimwear design would have an explosive effect on fashion, French engineer Louis Réard named his skimpy suit after the Bikini atoll in the central Pacific, where US nuclear testing had just begun. However, he struggled to find a model to debut his G-string bikini.
Micheline Bernardini modeling the first modern bikini
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