![Ava Gardner on X: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard. Ava Gardner on X: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-vexe5WwAAaKtH.jpg)
Ava Gardner on X: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard.
Invent Your Image - The bikini turns 73 today. Louis Reard, french automotive engineer, introduced it at a poolside fashion show while he was running his Mother's lingerie business in 1946 after
![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/xGHFo_ymx3DuZjN23inzV-MbZvE=/800x800/filters: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
![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)