HISTORY - On this day on 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveiled the bikini at the Piscine Molitor in Paris. The daring two-piece swimsuit was modeled by Micheline Bernardini, a Parisian showgirl
![July 5, 1946 - Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show. Follow In A Circle for more pins: www.inacircle.co | Logos design, Branding design, Graphic design July 5, 1946 - Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show. Follow In A Circle for more pins: www.inacircle.co | Logos design, Branding design, Graphic design](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/bb/fd/a0bbfdad1ccc7c45385d1d58b0353541.jpg)
July 5, 1946 - Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show. Follow In A Circle for more pins: www.inacircle.co | Logos design, Branding design, Graphic design
![The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck](https://external-preview.redd.it/dowYOWLPTGr4oA1KZVzKdfLaDO0nGya6Lc-_4VoBshM.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f12e2184112c02547e5565323bca25931e755ac6)
The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck
On July 5, 1946 — 75 years ago — French designer Louis Reard unveiled a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris - Frank Beacham's Journal
![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)
National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post
![Image of PARIS: BEAUTY CONTEST, 1946. - The Bikini-clad Winner Of A Beauty Contest Receives Her Trophy From French Actress Madeleine Sologne In Paris, 5 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive Image of PARIS: BEAUTY CONTEST, 1946. - The Bikini-clad Winner Of A Beauty Contest Receives Her Trophy From French Actress Madeleine Sologne In Paris, 5 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/age/rue/0126419-PARIS-BEAUTY-CONTEST-1946-The-bikini-clad-winner-of-a-beauty-contest-receives-her-trophy-from-French-actress-Madeleine-Sologne-in-Paris-5-July-1946.jpg)