| Bikinis are offered in virtually any size, design or | | | | bikini to Paris's fashion world. In fact, not one could |
| color. If you want to purchase a red bikini, a blue | | | | be found. Instead, a nude dancer from the Casino |
| bikini, or a yellow bikini, you can find the perfect | | | | de Paris posed in a yellow piece of the new attire. |
| one for you, although a yellow bikini on a properly | | | | Like the atomic bomb that had been tested in the |
| tanned body seems to turn more heads than any | | | | Marshall Islands, the industrialized world's interest in |
| other color. But do people ever wonder where | | | | bikinis, including the yellow bikini, exploded. |
| the idea for the bikini came from. | | | | Bombs and Bikinis |
| Contrary to what one might assume, the term | | | | The irony of the bikini's name existed in its being |
| "bikini" did not originate in Paris, Milan, or New York | | | | a woman's fashion item that commemorated the |
| City. In fact, bikinis, even yellow ones, were born | | | | first detonation of a nuclear weapon, during |
| in the Marshall Islands. In the summer of 1946, an | | | | peacetime. The United States conducted a total |
| atomic bomb was dropped on Bikini Atoll, in a test. | | | | of twenty-three nuclear tests there, for over a |
| Bikini Atoll is located in an isolated region of the | | | | decade afterwards. |
| Pacific Ocean. | | | | The Bikini Boom |
| The term "bikini" is the only word in Modern | | | | While the term bikini immediately became popular |
| English, which originates from the language | | | | in English, it failed to become a common |
| Marshallese. Soon after the nuclear test, the | | | | component of beachwear, until much later. The |
| fashion term bikini had also been integrated into | | | | 1960 hit song |
| French, and subsequently into English. | | | | "Itsy-Bitsy-Teenie-Weenie-Yellow-Polka-Dot Bikini" |
| Then on July 5, 1946, Louis Reard shocked Paris's | | | | helped to promote not only the yellow bikini, but |
| fashion world with his newest fashion design. It | | | | others as well. Also, the 1960s unconventional |
| was a meagre swimsuit that only included four | | | | fashion styles and beach movies helped bikinis, |
| pieces of material, shaped like triangles. Narrow | | | | such as the yellow bikini, to increase in popularity. |
| straps held these triangles in place, which had | | | | As you can see, there is more to the bikini than |
| been carefully positioned on the female body. | | | | just a couple flimsy pieces of fabric. Next time |
| One might assume that several flamboyant | | | | you are at the beach think of bikini atoll and how |
| fashion models would be thrilled about unveiling the | | | | the yellow bikini became popular. |