![You can't call it bikini unless it passes this one test, according to the man who invented it | The Sun You can't call it bikini unless it passes this one test, according to the man who invented it | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NINTCHDBPICT000418499785.jpg)
You can't call it bikini unless it passes this one test, according to the man who invented it | The Sun
![Sexy History on X: "JULY 5, 1946 French designer Louis Reard unveils daring new swimsuit, the bikini, at a popular Paris swimming pool. https://t.co/3KZJVY5EAT https://t.co/4Xa2O044PS" / X Sexy History on X: "JULY 5, 1946 French designer Louis Reard unveils daring new swimsuit, the bikini, at a popular Paris swimming pool. https://t.co/3KZJVY5EAT https://t.co/4Xa2O044PS" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEBkNOdUAAAzpIP.jpg)
Sexy History on X: "JULY 5, 1946 French designer Louis Reard unveils daring new swimsuit, the bikini, at a popular Paris swimming pool. https://t.co/3KZJVY5EAT https://t.co/4Xa2O044PS" / X
Aurora on Instagram: "On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit - the bikini! #OnThisDay #NationalBikiniDay"
![Image of FASHION: BIKINI, 1949. - Model Wearing A Louis Reard Bikini. Photographed In France, 1949. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive Image of FASHION: BIKINI, 1949. - Model Wearing A Louis Reard Bikini. Photographed In France, 1949. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/age/rue/0081257-FASHION-BIKINI-1949-Model-wearing-a-Louis-Reard-bikini-Photographed-in-France-1949.jpg)
Image of FASHION: BIKINI, 1949. - Model Wearing A Louis Reard Bikini. Photographed In France, 1949. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive
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![Embassy of France in the U.S. on X: "#OnThisDay in 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled his "bikini" swimsuit, which made a splash in Paris. https://t.co/TIiIrURP0h" / X Embassy of France in the U.S. on X: "#OnThisDay in 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled his "bikini" swimsuit, which made a splash in Paris. https://t.co/TIiIrURP0h" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cmm71u9XYAArtUf.jpg)
Embassy of France in the U.S. on X: "#OnThisDay in 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled his "bikini" swimsuit, which made a splash in Paris. https://t.co/TIiIrURP0h" / X
![A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People](https://www.anumuseum.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Brigitte_Bardot_1953_36209530070-1-scaled.jpg)
A Two-Piece Invention: The Son of Jewish Immigrants Who Brought the Bikini to the World - Museum of the Jewish People
![In 1936, 15 year old Ruth Langer wore a bikini. She was a Jewish swimmer from Austria who withdrew from the Berlin Olympics. Louis Réard would be credited with [officially] inventing the In 1936, 15 year old Ruth Langer wore a bikini. She was a Jewish swimmer from Austria who withdrew from the Berlin Olympics. Louis Réard would be credited with [officially] inventing the](https://preview.redd.it/in-1936-15-year-old-ruth-langer-wore-a-bikini-she-was-a-v0-3306wzqj0h191.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=337279ba09a4902768ddb6be3b63a9df6bb1aa8e)
In 1936, 15 year old Ruth Langer wore a bikini. She was a Jewish swimmer from Austria who withdrew from the Berlin Olympics. Louis Réard would be credited with [officially] inventing the
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