![Jan. 01, 1950 - File Photo: circa 1950s. location unknown. Girls posing in bikini's in fashion shows, shoots and on beaches tanning. According to the official version, the modern bikini was invented Jan. 01, 1950 - File Photo: circa 1950s. location unknown. Girls posing in bikini's in fashion shows, shoots and on beaches tanning. According to the official version, the modern bikini was invented](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E0KT7E/jan-01-1950-file-photo-circa-1950s-location-unknown-girls-posing-in-E0KT7E.jpg)
Jan. 01, 1950 - File Photo: circa 1950s. location unknown. Girls posing in bikini's in fashion shows, shoots and on beaches tanning. According to the official version, the modern bikini was invented
I. Buss & Allan Uniform Company, Inc. - The bikini as we know it today came about in Paris thanks to designers like Jacques Heim and Louis Réard. Both had atomic inspirations,
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The Bikini's Inventor Guessed How Much It Would Horrify the Public | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Joe's Friendly Tavern Empire - On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini
![Jan. 01, 1970 - London, England, United Kingdom - File Photo circa: 1960s-1970s. Girls posing in bikini's in fashion shows, shoots and on beaches tanning. According to the official version, the modern Jan. 01, 1970 - London, England, United Kingdom - File Photo circa: 1960s-1970s. Girls posing in bikini's in fashion shows, shoots and on beaches tanning. According to the official version, the modern](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E0YEXA/jan-01-1970-london-england-united-kingdom-file-photo-circa-1960s-1970s-E0YEXA.jpg)
Jan. 01, 1970 - London, England, United Kingdom - File Photo circa: 1960s-1970s. Girls posing in bikini's in fashion shows, shoots and on beaches tanning. According to the official version, the modern
![Jacques Heim Fashion : Presentation on October 24, 1962 of 1963 Summer Collection : Bikini and Tunic (b/w photo) Jacques Heim Fashion : Presentation on October 24, 1962 of 1963 Summer Collection : Bikini and Tunic (b/w photo)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.82167610.7055475/1672949.jpg)
Jacques Heim Fashion : Presentation on October 24, 1962 of 1963 Summer Collection : Bikini and Tunic (b/w photo)
![In 1946, Jacques Heim, a French designer from Cannes, designed a revealing two-piece swimsuit dubbed the atome (… | French design, Bikini atoll, Two piece swimsuits In 1946, Jacques Heim, a French designer from Cannes, designed a revealing two-piece swimsuit dubbed the atome (… | French design, Bikini atoll, Two piece swimsuits](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b5/e5/62/b5e562e525870c909b116c9b73b0e631--jacques-heim-french-designers.jpg)