July 5, 1946 –
The bikini bathing suit, was created by Louis Réard, a French automotive engineer who was running his mother’s lingerie business, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris on this date.
A famous nude dancer, Micheline Bernardin, modeled the two-piece outfit at the show.
Réard, hoping to capitalize on the notoriety, named his new two-piece, atom-sized swimsuit after the Bikini Atoll Island Nuclear test site.
The Haus of Dcaligari 