The first modern bikini made its debut on July 5, 1946, at the Piscine Molitor in Paris. Designer Louis Réard couldn't find a model to wear his suit, so he ended up hiring nude dancer Micheline Bernardini to sport his design.
Posted on 07/07/2011 2:59:16 AM PDT by Libloather
The first modern bikini made its debut on July 5, 1946, at the Piscine Molitor in Paris. Designer Louis Réard couldn't find a model to wear his suit, so he ended up hiring nude dancer Micheline Bernardini to sport his design.
Sweet.
She appears to be holding a testicle lock-box.
I believe the bikini got its name from Bikini Atoll, a small island upon which the US government was testing the then-new hydrogen fusion bomb which outdid the older plutonium and uranium fission bombs by a factor of ten or more. Maybe this garment was reputed to make the girl look as hot as the fireball generated by this bomb? The “nude dancer” in the photo doesn’t look all that hot in the new bikini, though. Looks like she’s showing much wear and tear.
To think French models were so prudish in that day. All I see is a homemade looking bra and loincloth. How far the West has fallen.
But she is wearing stripper shoes!
Which might look sexy on an actual stripper — but illogical for a beach chick.
But fashion designers are just copycats.
Mosaic on a floor of the Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily. Circa 300 AD.
Venus in a Bikini. Statue recovered in Pompeii.
But I do notice ancient Romans seemed to have a better handle on the problem of cellulite.
Bikini atoll and the slight pun on “bi” for two part, as opposed to the monokini. If I have to choose ....
L.O.L. "I got you now!"
You did your home work well,history is a wonderful tool.
I remember seeing a girls in butt-thongs at a public beach about twenty years ago. Those things sure went out like a light.
I remember seeing a girls in butt-thongs at a public beach about twenty years ago. Those things sure went out like a light.
I’m going to bookmark this topic for my ongoing sociological study. Thanks Libloather.
:’)
An excellent move on Monsieur Réards’ part....(golf clap)
a thread of historical significance
My late father was at two of the Bikini Island nuclear tests as a member of the US Navy. He told me they placed animals on target ships, both on deck and below. The bombs were detonated a distance away. Once the cloud lifted enough for them to navigate, they went right out to the ships to check the results. My Dad used to tell me he and his shipmates tingled for weeks even though they were ordered to scrub when they got back. I’m pretty sure this was done in 1946/47. Unbelievable but true!
“I got you now!”
The TRUE invisible hand!
lol...
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