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How do you put a bikini on?

In order to put a bikini on, simply place the bikini top over your head and put it on as you would a bra. The bikini bottoms are worn over your private parts, as underwear… (MORE)

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Who invented bikinis?

Modern bikinis were invented by Louis Reard in 1946. He was a french engineer, and it was made in Paris. However, there is artwork dating back to ancient Greece where the godd… (MORE)

Ron Joy

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Why do they call bikinis bikinis?

History Of The Bikini Where Did The Bikini Come From and How Did It Get Its Name Louis Reard (ray-YARD) had this problem. He had designed Something that would s…tir the masses. ut he needed a name for it, something exotic, bold, and eye opening. Four days before he was to show the world his new bikini in Paris , the U.S. Military provided him with a name. They exploded a nuclear device near several small islands in the Pacific known as the "Bikini Atoll". On July 5th, 1945, he unveiled the bikini. all though he would later claim he named the bikini after the islands and not the atomic blast, he was clearly taking advantage of a "hot topic". Another Frenchmen, Jacques Heim, had created his own two piece bathing suit, which he called "The Atome", and he described it as "The world's smallest bathing suit. Reard called his "Smaller than the world's smallest bathing suit." Reard's "bikini" was so small, in fact, that no Parisian models at the time would wear it on the runway. He hired Micheline Bernardini, who had no qualms about strolling around in a bikini, seeing as her day job was a nude dancer at the Casino de Paris. Bernardini was not what you'd a classic beauty, but after photos of her in a reclining pose hit the press, she was swamped with fan mail, close to 50,000 letters. Two piece suits weren't new. As part of wartime rationing, the U.S. Government, in 1943, ordered a 10 percent reduction in the fabric used in woman's swimwear. Off went the skirt panel, and out came the bare midriff. At beaches across the country, men paid special attention to women doing their patriotic duty. But Reard pushed the envelope. He shrunk his suit down to 30 inches of fabric - basically a bra top and two inverted triangles of cloth connected by string - and put the navel on center stage. The world took notice. In Catholic countries - Spain , Portugal , and Italy - The bikini was banned. Decency leagues pressured Hollywood to keep it out of the movies. One writer said it's a "two piece bathing which reveals everything about a girl except for her Mothers maiden name." Movie star Esther Williams who probably was seen in a two piece bathing suit by more people than anyone in the world, once said: "A bikini is a thoughtless act". It's not clear whether she was talking about the bikini or the thought of wearing one. Reard's firm did it's part to fan the fantasies by proclaiming that a two piece wasn't a bikini "unless it could pulled through a wedding ring." In the '50's Brigitte Bardot did wonders for business- But not in modest America . Here it remained an invitation to scandal. As recently as 1957, Modern Girl magazine sniffed, "It is hardly necessary to waste words over the so called bikini since it is inconceivable that any girl with tact and decency would ever wear such a thing. By 1960 America was ready for new frontiers, including, it seemed, great expanses of bare flesh. That year pop singer Brian Hyland immortalized the suit with his song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini." Three years later "Beach Party", the first in a series of Annette Funicello / Frankie Avalon flicks with a recurring theme of women dancing in bikinis, hit the big screen. (MORE)

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Where can you get a bikini at?

Pretty much most clothing stores will sell bathing suits. You can purchase a bikini in many shops and online.

Atticus12

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Do you have to get a bikini wax?

You don't have to. It's a cosmetic choice. However, it's good to have that area trimmed.

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How old is the bikini?

Two-piece bikini-like garments were worn by women for athletic purposes in Ancient Greece as far back as 1400 BC. The modern era, and first functional two-piece swimsuit was d… (MORE)

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What are girls in bikinis?

Females wearing two piece bathing suits. The upper half cover the breasts, the lower half covers the crotch and the butt. Generally speaking the navel (belly button) is uncove… (MORE)

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Where did bikinis get their name?

In May 1946, he advertised the bathing suit, known as the "Atome," as the world's "smallest bathing suit". Réard named his swimsuit the "bikini", taking the name from the B… (MORE)

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What is the skimpiest bikini?

LOL Well OK if you have the guts to wear it I'd love to see it... There are a couple styles but the smallest bikini are called Microbikini and can be purchase at doubletakemic… (MORE)

Cassie Zhang

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Where to get bikinis?

I usually choose victoirasecret.com to buy sexy bikinis , or you can try Chinese bikinis website: dear-fashion.com