![Image of BIKINI REARD. - Model Of Bikini By Louis Reard Presented By Catherine Bleuse May 26, 1955. Full Credit: AGIP - Rue Des Archives / Granger, NYC -- All Rights Reserved. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive Image of BIKINI REARD. - Model Of Bikini By Louis Reard Presented By Catherine Bleuse May 26, 1955. Full Credit: AGIP - Rue Des Archives / Granger, NYC -- All Rights Reserved. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/age/rue/0136550-BIKINI-REARD-Model-of-bikini-by-Louis-Reard-presented-by-Catherine-Bleuse-may-26-1955-Full-credit-AGIP---Rue-des-Archives--Granger-NYC----All-rights-reserved.jpg)
Image of BIKINI REARD. - Model Of Bikini By Louis Reard Presented By Catherine Bleuse May 26, 1955. Full Credit: AGIP - Rue Des Archives / Granger, NYC -- All Rights Reserved. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive
![The Bikini's Inventor Guessed How Much It Would Horrify the Public | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine The Bikini's Inventor Guessed How Much It Would Horrify the Public | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/xxXR84vrWyExaz9lKpcYZJ3HJbw=/1072x720/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/85/cf/85cfb374-ac0f-424f-ae36-316c633b78e5/bikini-470-wr.jpg)
The Bikini's Inventor Guessed How Much It Would Horrify the Public | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
![A police officer issuing a woman a ticket for wearing a bikini on an Italian beach, 1957 - Rare Historical Photos A police officer issuing a woman a ticket for wearing a bikini on an Italian beach, 1957 - Rare Historical Photos](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wearing_bikini_ticket_small.jpg)
A police officer issuing a woman a ticket for wearing a bikini on an Italian beach, 1957 - Rare Historical Photos
![As the bikini turns 75, a brief look at a milestone moment in the evolution of modern swimwear - Photos News , Firstpost As the bikini turns 75, a brief look at a milestone moment in the evolution of modern swimwear - Photos News , Firstpost](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/large_file_plugin/2021/07/1625489390_Girlinabathingsuit-VintageengravedillustrationLamodeillustreebyFirmin-DidotetCiein1897France.jpg?impolicy=website&width=414&height=255)
As the bikini turns 75, a brief look at a milestone moment in the evolution of modern swimwear - Photos News , Firstpost
On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit - the bikini! #OnThisDay #NationalBikiniDay | Instagram
![As the bikini turns 75, a brief look at a milestone moment in the evolution of modern swimwear - Photos News , Firstpost As the bikini turns 75, a brief look at a milestone moment in the evolution of modern swimwear - Photos News , Firstpost](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/swimwear640-min.jpg)
As the bikini turns 75, a brief look at a milestone moment in the evolution of modern swimwear - Photos News , Firstpost
![TIL French engineer Louis Réard named his new swimsuit design the bikini, in hopes that its revealing style would create an "explosive commercial and cultural reaction" similar to the 1946 nuclear explosion TIL French engineer Louis Réard named his new swimsuit design the bikini, in hopes that its revealing style would create an "explosive commercial and cultural reaction" similar to the 1946 nuclear explosion](https://external-preview.redd.it/-OQRpF9i-tcXpc-GvqSnh0fTE4c2i5S-brwzUBTuHjQ.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5d1982380a145b895d03e8ed6c9615499f6b06de)