![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
![Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Photograph by French School - Pixels Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Photograph by French School - Pixels](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/women-in-bikini-tanning-at-deligny-swimming-pool-in-paris-july-1946-french-school.jpg)
Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Photograph by French School - Pixels
![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?w=548)
July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime
On July 5, 1946 — 75 years ago — French designer Louis Reard unveiled a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris - Frank Beacham's Journal
World News Tonight on Twitter: "TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1946, the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris.
![Women Wearing Polka Dot Bikini Near Water - Montego Bay 1946 Photograph by War Is Hell Store - Fine Art America Women Wearing Polka Dot Bikini Near Water - Montego Bay 1946 Photograph by War Is Hell Store - Fine Art America](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/3/women-wearing-polka-dot-bikini-near-water-montego-bay-1946-war-is-hell-store.jpg)