The Origin of the Word “Bikini” (the Name of a Swimsuit)
Females wearing the bikini may not know that this swimsuit is named after Bikini, which is one of the 23 islands in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
It was originally unknown to people, but suddenly became famous because the United States used it as a nuclear test site. On July 1, 1946, the world's first peacetime atomic-weapons test was conducted at Bikini.
(On July 1, 1946, the United States detonated the atomic bomb at Bikini.)
When news of nuclear explosion reached the United States, the American people cheered for the great United States. This event was reported in all the papers in the Western world to spread the greatness of the United States. And Bikini became the buzzword.
Louis Réard, a French automobile engineer and clothing designer, introduced a two-piece swimsuit on July 18, 1946, 17 days after the atomic bomb was exploded at Bikini. In order to chase the clout of the nuclear explosion at Bikini, Louis Réard decisively decided to named the swimsuit "bikini".
The swimwear style was extremely conservative at that time. However, the swimsuit designed by Louis Réard provided less coverage. The impact of this swimsuit on people's ideas at that time was indeed like the impact of the nuclear explosion at Bikini.
It was originally unknown to people, but suddenly became famous because the United States used it as a nuclear test site. On July 1, 1946, the world's first peacetime atomic-weapons test was conducted at Bikini.
(On July 1, 1946, the United States detonated the atomic bomb at Bikini.)
When news of nuclear explosion reached the United States, the American people cheered for the great United States. This event was reported in all the papers in the Western world to spread the greatness of the United States. And Bikini became the buzzword.
Louis Réard, a French automobile engineer and clothing designer, introduced a two-piece swimsuit on July 18, 1946, 17 days after the atomic bomb was exploded at Bikini. In order to chase the clout of the nuclear explosion at Bikini, Louis Réard decisively decided to named the swimsuit "bikini".
The swimwear style was extremely conservative at that time. However, the swimsuit designed by Louis Réard provided less coverage. The impact of this swimsuit on people's ideas at that time was indeed like the impact of the nuclear explosion at Bikini.
