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Swimwear never made more of a splash than when designer Louis R\xe9ard unveiled his daring new two-piece at the Piscine Molitor in Paris on July 5th, 1946. Showgirl Micheline Bernardini modelled the new attire, named after US nuclear testing site Bikini Atoll. Really.\nEleven years later, Modern Girl magazine still considered it \u2018inconceivable that any girl with tact and decency\u2019 would ever be seen wearing a bikini. Yet, by the sixties, it had become commonplace on beaches around the world.\nIn this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly consider the role rival designer Jacques Heim played in inspiring the garment; reveal the countries where it remains illegal to wear a bikini (sometimes); and unearth Sarah Brightman\u2019s surprising role in Bombalurina\u2019s 1990 cover version of \u2018Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini\u2019...\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 15 Hilarious First Reactions to the Invention of the Bikini (BestLife, 2019):\nhttps://bestlifeonline.com/bikini-invention-reactions/\n\u2022 Fred Cole\u2019s scorn for bikinis (\u2018Fashion: In The Swim\u2019, TIME, 1950):\nhttp://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,813465,00.html\n\u2022 That Bombalurina video, featuring the future Mrs Barlow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LagoycfdCA\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#40s #Inventions #Art #Fashion #White #France\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices