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The Bikini: Explosive Beachwear!
With their popularity today, it's hard to believe bikinis actually struggled to leave the drawing board.
In 1946, Frenchman Louis Reard created a two-piece garment “smaller than the world's smallest bathing suit.” To imply his design would be an explosive hit, Reard named it “bikini,” after the Bikini Atoll, where nuclear bombs were tested.
However, no models dared to wear the design until Micheline Bernardini, a stripper, agreed. Bernardini flaunted Reard's revealing design for the press, and provocative photos made international waves; people were scandalized. Bikinis were banned in many countries and even declared “sinful” by the Vatican.
Then, in 1953, the French actress Brigitte Bardot appeared in a bikini, boosting the garment's popularity. A wave of bikini-clad celebrities ensued. An iconic bikini moment arrived in the 1962 James Bond film “Dr. No” when Ursula Andress stunningly emerges from the Caribbean surf in a wet bikini. Bikinis soon became associated with the liberation of women; by the late 1960s, one would almost be considered square not to slip one on, echoing changes in society.
Today, infinite varieties of this tiny bathing suit support an US$811 million annual business. Sunscreens and even waxing styles have evolved in sync with the bikini's development. Despite its controversial origins, petite and proud, the bikini is here to stay.
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