The
bikini was invented by Louis Reard and Jacques Heim, in Paris in 1946. However, due
to its skimpiness, hardly anyone had the courage to wear a bikini
until the late 1950s, when actress Brigitte Bardot created a
splash by wearing a bikini in the film, ‘And God Created Woman.’
The bikini revolution subsequently became a rage, and even got
its own song: ‘Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'.
