Invent Your Image - The bikini turns 73 today. Louis Reard, french automotive engineer, introduced it at a poolside fashion show while he was running his Mother's lingerie business in 1946 after
![Louis Reard, inventor of the modern bikini, hired a nude model, Micheline Bernardini, to wear it for introducing it on July 5th 1946. : r/Damnthatsinteresting Louis Reard, inventor of the modern bikini, hired a nude model, Micheline Bernardini, to wear it for introducing it on July 5th 1946. : r/Damnthatsinteresting](https://i.redd.it/hfhwv5z8z7n61.jpg)
Louis Reard, inventor of the modern bikini, hired a nude model, Micheline Bernardini, to wear it for introducing it on July 5th 1946. : r/Damnthatsinteresting
![A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People](https://www.anumuseum.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Brigitte_Bardot_1953_36209530070-1-scaled.jpg)
A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People
Barzanò&Zanardo - 👙 𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐁𝐈𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐈'𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 👙 ⭐ 74 years ago French designer and former engineer Louis Reard introduced his 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 swimsuit: 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒊. ⭐ Louis ...
![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
![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)