![The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GB1RD6/the-changing-style-of-bikinis-at-a-launch-of-a-book-by-pedro-silman-GB1RD6.jpg)
The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version
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How the bikini subverted fascism in 1950s Spain by entering through Benidorm | Culture | EL PAÍS English
![July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime](https://cropper.watch.aetnd.com/cdn.watch.aetnd.com/sites/5/2018/06/Bikini.jpg)
July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime
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How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
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CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the
Mental Floss - On this day in 1946, the first bikini debuted in a poolside fashion show in Paris. French auto engineer and fashion designer Louis Réard crafted the revealing new two-piece
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