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'.
Two-piece
garments worn by women for athletic purposes have been observed on
Greek urns and paintings, dated as early as 1400 BC.
A bikini or two-piece is a type of women's swimsuit, characterized
by two separate parts—one covering the breasts, the other the groin
(and optionally the buttocks), leaving an uncovered area between the
two garments. The shapes of both parts of a bikini closely resemble
women's underwear, and the lower part of a bikini can ...
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