![1946: Jacques Heim debuts the world's smallest swimsuit | Bikinis, Vintage swimsuits, Vintage swimwear 1946: Jacques Heim debuts the world's smallest swimsuit | Bikinis, Vintage swimsuits, Vintage swimwear](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/80/d8/56/80d856c55752355f6b743e8abda139e5.jpg)
1946: Jacques Heim debuts the world's smallest swimsuit | Bikinis, Vintage swimsuits, Vintage swimwear
Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday
Mental Floss - On this day in 1946, the first bikini debuted in a poolside fashion show in Paris. French auto engineer and fashion designer Louis Réard crafted the revealing new two-piece
Juliet Belkin on Instagram: "#funfact The name for the bikini design was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard, the designer of the bikini. He named the swimsuit after Bikini Atoll,
![The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GB1RD6/the-changing-style-of-bikinis-at-a-launch-of-a-book-by-pedro-silman-GB1RD6.jpg)
The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version
![Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/print/7.5/8/break/images/artworkimages/medium/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 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America
![How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Kszca-YCDGA8LWz94Fji3bxgzhY=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale():focal(541x86:542x87)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/99/ee/99ee0cb4-117d-4528-a0e3-6a5e2285a164/be064855web.jpg)
How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
![Image of PARIS: BEAUTY CONTEST, 1946. - Contestants In A Beauty Competition In Paris, Which Was One Of The First Public Appearances Of The Bikini, 5 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive Image of PARIS: BEAUTY CONTEST, 1946. - Contestants In A Beauty Competition In Paris, Which Was One Of The First Public Appearances Of The Bikini, 5 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/age/rue/0126418-PARIS-BEAUTY-CONTEST-1946-Contestants-in-a-beauty-competition-in-Paris-which-was-one-of-the-first-public-appearances-of-the-bikini-5-July-1946.jpg)