![1940s bikini fashion. It's a sunny day and the blonde young woman is wearing a typical 1940s two piece bathing suit or bikini. The pattern of the fabric is an eyecatching design 1940s bikini fashion. It's a sunny day and the blonde young woman is wearing a typical 1940s two piece bathing suit or bikini. The pattern of the fabric is an eyecatching design](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PR9EP5/1940s-bikini-fashion-its-a-sunny-day-and-the-blonde-young-woman-is-wearing-a-typical-1940s-two-piece-bathing-suit-or-bikini-the-pattern-of-the-fabric-is-an-eyecatching-design-with-vertical-and-horizontal-lines-in-black-and-white-sweden-1946-photo-kristoffersson-ref-ac129-2-PR9EP5.jpg)
1940s bikini fashion. It's a sunny day and the blonde young woman is wearing a typical 1940s two piece bathing suit or bikini. The pattern of the fabric is an eyecatching design
![July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime](https://cropper.watch.aetnd.com/cdn.watch.aetnd.com/sites/5/2018/06/Bikini.jpg)
July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime
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
![PA Media on Twitter: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / Twitter PA Media on Twitter: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkBKc2JXEAAXx8l.jpg)