Every July 5th we celebrate Bikini Day, marking the day in 1946 when Parisian designer Louis Réard shook up swimwear forever. At a busy Paris pool, he unveiled his daring two‑piece creation, the “bikini”, named after the atomic‑test site at Bikini Atoll and touted as “smaller than the world’s smallest bathing suit.” Réard’s radical design didn’t […]

Bikini: From Ancient Origins to a Style Icon