French Embassy in the U.S. - On this day in 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled his "bikini" swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Its debut coincided
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👙National Bikini Day. Invented in 1946 by Louis Réard. Banned from beaches in many countries & declared sinful by the Vatican : r/pics
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
![History Photographed on Twitter: "A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957 The word bikini was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard who invented it. History Photographed on Twitter: "A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957 The word bikini was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard who invented it.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhYXz8_VEAEKpwo.jpg:large)