It was in 1946 that the world first came to hear of a coral atoll in the Marshall Islands called Bikini. The following year, French couturier Louis Réard borrowed the name and applied it to a bathing costume for women. Breaking from decades of conformity, Réard dared to ‘undress’ women’s bodies in order to better emphasize what remained clothed - albeit in tiny wisps of material.<br /><br />- Introduction video credit: Friends wearing Bikini walking at the beach video of RODNAE Productions from Pexels.<br /><br />- Ending video credit: Model walking at the beach video of u_ti9zy4gcrc from Pixabay.<br /><br />------------------------------<br />© Copyright by Parkstone International - Do not Reup without credit<br /><br />*This video for nonprofits
