Every year, International Bikini Day is celebrated
on 5 July. The day is observed annually to mark the invention of a two-piece
bathing suit called bikini. A bikini is one of the most commonly worn outfits
during summers on beaches.
A bikini (summer beachwear) is a small bathing suit that comes
in different shapes, sizes, and colours. Designers of the bikini created the
outfit for women to be able to flaunt their bodies and sunbathe. Wearing
bikinis on beaches do not only make women look sexy but also allows them to get
a good tan.
International Bikini Day: History and Significance
Although the history of the bikini dates back to the 1930s, it gained
recognition in 1946 after World War II due to material rationing. The
first-ever designer to create a bikini was Louis Réard and the first-ever model
to put on a bikini was Micheline Bernardini, at the
Piscine Molitor, a trendy swimming pool in Paris. Louis named
the two-piece bathing suit a bikini because he was inspired by the incident at
Bikini Atoll (United States) where the hydrogen bomb testing was done. The
designer Louis Réard ran his shop of bikinis for almost two decades.
The culture of wearing bikinis was first adopted by European women and
then, eventually it was adopted by the United States during World War II.
Currently, the bikini is one of the most common outfits worn by women on
beaches all around the world.
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