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.
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2 posted on
07/07/2011 3:04:51 AM PDT by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Libloather
She appears to be holding a testicle lock-box.
To: Libloather; Lazamataz
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.
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>>> The first modern bikini.
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.
8 posted on
07/07/2011 3:22:32 AM PDT by
tlb
To: Libloather
An excellent move on Monsieur Réards’ part....(golf clap)
15 posted on
07/07/2011 3:43:59 AM PDT by
Tainan
(Cogito Ergo Conservitus.)
To: SunkenCiv
a thread of historical significance
17 posted on
07/07/2011 3:46:39 AM PDT by
Tainan
(Cogito Ergo Conservitus.)
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To: Libloather
65 Years In The Life Of The Two-Piece The bikini was not the first two piece swimsuit. The bikini was new in that the bottom was smaller than on previous swimsuits.
22 posted on
07/07/2011 4:10:49 AM PDT by
iowamark
To: Libloather
Happy Birthday!
30 posted on
07/07/2011 5:24:28 AM PDT by
Erik Latranyi
(Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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If Helen Thomas shows up on this thread, somebody’s going to pay.
31 posted on
07/07/2011 5:26:44 AM PDT by
Stosh
To: Libloather
Has there ever been a more memorable one?:
36 posted on
07/07/2011 9:01:09 AM PDT by
Atlas Sneezed
(Government borrowing is Taxation without Representation)
To: numberonepal; Libloather
Yo
37 posted on
07/07/2011 9:33:01 AM PDT by
AZ .44 MAG
(Repeal Obama)
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I knew I wouldn’t regret clicking on this thread.
41 posted on
07/07/2011 10:42:55 AM PDT by
Brett66
(Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
To: Libloather
This thread needs more pics:
42 posted on
07/07/2011 10:44:18 AM PDT by
GenXteacher
(He that hath no stomach for this fight, let him depart!)
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44 posted on
07/07/2011 11:00:04 AM PDT by
acad1228
(Palin/Watts in 2012!!!)
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56 posted on
07/07/2011 11:58:12 AM PDT by
Pollster1
(Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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Another thread to go in my *History* favorites category.
I mean history is history........Right.
57 posted on
07/07/2011 12:11:56 PM PDT by
The Cajun
(Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Rush, Hannity......Nuff said.)
To: Libloather
Historical threads inspire me to study more.
62 posted on
07/07/2011 1:13:10 PM PDT by
exit82
(Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)
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67 posted on
07/07/2011 4:22:10 PM PDT by
IYellAtMyTV
(Je t'aime, faire du bruit comme le cochon.)
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