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Western Costume Co. - Head to the beach: it's National Bikini Day! French designer Louis Réard introduced the first string bikini on July 5, 1946. Named for the Bikini Atoll, where just
![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
![Embassy of France in the U.S. on X: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy" / X Embassy of France in the U.S. on X: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD-y3yNUIAAPpZg.jpg:large)
Embassy of France in the U.S. on X: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy" / X
![Louis Réard invented the bikini 70 years ago. Now his label is relaunching, with styles based on the original designs Louis Réard invented the bikini 70 years ago. Now his label is relaunching, with styles based on the original designs](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/fashion/2017/05/16/006_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqVnjAwTi47fVqdG7We-T0elCAZ4UeUdyTNm3mbFwqtIE.jpg)
Louis Réard invented the bikini 70 years ago. Now his label is relaunching, with styles based on the original designs
On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit - the bikini! #OnThisDay #NationalBikiniDay | Instagram
![CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/1549/35f124774f9d0cd8aa23b13cdad19df8/5/547849c4b52460a03717cb99989104ed/464429.jpg)
CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the
![Woman wearing a Reard bikini, 1949 by Rue des Archives – Art print, wall art, posters and framed art Woman wearing a Reard bikini, 1949 by Rue des Archives – Art print, wall art, posters and framed art](https://en.muzeo.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_moyenne_def/public/oeuvres/photo/50s_60s_and_70s/woman_wearing_a_reard_bikini_143927.jpg?itok=mGV5JLMZ)
Woman wearing a Reard bikini, 1949 by Rue des Archives – Art print, wall art, posters and framed art
![July 5 Marks 70th Anniversary of First Bikini Design by Louis Réard in Paris - The French Touch - Quora July 5 Marks 70th Anniversary of First Bikini Design by Louis Réard in Paris - The French Touch - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-55a2c4415d33e5dc5292322418ae4095.webp)