Mental Floss - On this day in 1946, the first bikini debuted in a poolside fashion show in Paris. French auto engineer and fashion designer Louis Réard crafted the revealing new two-piece
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Origins of the Bikini Anniversary in Paris - Remember When The Bikini Ushered a Fashion Revolution in Paris?
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![Regensburg, Germany. 25th Nov, 2019. Reinhold Weinmann, museum director of the Bikini Art Museum, stands next to a golden bikini by Louis Réard from around 1950. Preparations for the first bikini museum Regensburg, Germany. 25th Nov, 2019. Reinhold Weinmann, museum director of the Bikini Art Museum, stands next to a golden bikini by Louis Réard from around 1950. Preparations for the first bikini museum](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AE0KM2/regensburg-germany-25th-nov-2019-reinhold-weinmann-museum-director-of-the-bikini-art-museum-stands-next-to-a-golden-bikini-by-louis-rard-from-around-1950-preparations-for-the-first-bikini-museum-are-in-full-swing-an-entrepreneur-from-regensburg-opens-the-museum-in-spring-2020-in-bad-rappenau-to-dpa-whirl-around-a-small-piece-of-cloth-the-bikini-gets-a-museum-credit-armin-weigeldpaalamy-live-news-2AE0KM2.jpg)
Regensburg, Germany. 25th Nov, 2019. Reinhold Weinmann, museum director of the Bikini Art Museum, stands next to a golden bikini by Louis Réard from around 1950. Preparations for the first bikini museum
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Sexy History on Twitter: "JULY 5, 1946 French designer Louis Reard unveils daring new swimsuit, the bikini, at a popular Paris swimming pool. https://t.co/3KZJVY5EAT https://t.co/4Xa2O044PS" / Twitter
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