![Woman wearing a Reard bikini, 1949 by Rue des Archives – Art print, wall art, posters and framed art Woman wearing a Reard bikini, 1949 by Rue des Archives – Art print, wall art, posters and framed art](https://en.muzeo.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_moyenne_def/public/oeuvres/photo/50s_60s_and_70s/woman_wearing_a_reard_bikini_143927.jpg?itok=_3B4Gu2v)
Woman wearing a Reard bikini, 1949 by Rue des Archives – Art print, wall art, posters and framed art
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The Bikini's Inventor Guessed How Much It Would Horrify the Public | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
FIDM Museum - Parlez-vous bikini? It's #BikiniDay, and while a scanty swimsuit nowadays barely raises an eyebrow, that hasn't always been the case. In 1946, two French designers—Jacques Heim and Louis Réard—both
![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" / Twitter 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" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD-y3yNUIAAPpZg.jpg:large)
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" / Twitter
![CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/1549/35f124774f9d0cd8aa23b13cdad19df8/5/547849c4b52460a03717cb99989104ed/464429.jpg)
CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the
![2 women on the beach in the South of France, 1958. The bikini was created by French designer Louis Réard in 1946, and made popular by Brigitte Bardot in the 1950s - 9GAG 2 women on the beach in the South of France, 1958. The bikini was created by French designer Louis Réard in 1946, and made popular by Brigitte Bardot in the 1950s - 9GAG](https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a6KELyN_460s.jpg)
2 women on the beach in the South of France, 1958. The bikini was created by French designer Louis Réard in 1946, and made popular by Brigitte Bardot in the 1950s - 9GAG
![Ahlbeck, Germany. 30th June, 2020. Model Johanna (l-r, wearing the original bikini of French fashion designer Réard 1953 from Paris) and Model Harriett (wearing a ladies swimsuit two-piece from the 1940s) present Ahlbeck, Germany. 30th June, 2020. Model Johanna (l-r, wearing the original bikini of French fashion designer Réard 1953 from Paris) and Model Harriett (wearing a ladies swimsuit two-piece from the 1940s) present](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2C5BHB3/ahlbeck-germany-30th-june-2020-model-johanna-l-r-wearing-the-original-bikini-of-french-fashion-designer-rard-1953-from-paris-and-model-harriett-wearing-a-ladies-swimsuit-two-piece-from-the-1940s-present-swimwear-from-past-decades-today-july-5-is-considered-bikini-day-on-5-july-the-bikini-is-given-a-museum-in-bad-rappenau-around-1200-exhibits-will-be-on-display-in-the-bikiniartmuseum-in-future-credit-stefan-sauerdpaalamy-live-news-2C5BHB3.jpg)