Do you know the origin of the bikini?

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  • TheFLY
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    • Jan 2001
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    #1

    Do you know the origin of the bikini?

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    You should.
  • AmeliaG
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    • Jan 2003
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    #2
    The two-piece bikini bathing suit debuted in Paris in 1946. French designer Jacques Helm is credited with the invention, although some people debate who came up with it first.

    My father did the legal work for "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
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    • reynold
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      • Oct 2002
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      #3
      bikini islands?

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      • chronic avenger
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        #4
        Originally posted by reynold
        bikini islands?
        this is true. some where in the fuji islands

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        • SpaceAce
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          • Jul 2002
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          #5
          Originally posted by AmeliaG

          My father did the legal work for "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
          That's funny since one of my highschool English teachers claimed her husband's cousin wrote it.

          Edit: The song, that is.

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          • AmeliaG
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            • Jan 2003
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            #6
            Althought there were two piece sarong style outfits in Southeast Asia and various sunny island travel destinations before 1946, what we think of as a bikini today was initially pretty much a French couture thing.
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            • AmeliaG
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              • Jan 2003
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              #7
              Originally posted by SpaceAce


              That's funny since one of my highschool English teachers claimed her husband's cousin wrote it.

              Edit: The song, that is.

              SpaceAce

              Maybe he did. If you know the cousin's name, I could probably ask.
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              • SpaceAce
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                • Jul 2002
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                #8
                Originally posted by AmeliaG



                Maybe he did. If you know the cousin's name, I could probably ask.
                I don't know the cousin's name. I could look up the author of the song but that wouldn't do me any good. The teacher's last name was Adlestein*, so I guess there's at least a fair chance the cousin's name would have been Adlestein, as well. I don't remember any other details but if the real author has a cousin who lives in Ohio and is married to an English teacher, I'd say the story checks out

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                * Possibly Adelstein

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                • Krome
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                  • Jul 2001
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                  #9
                  It was actually first designed during the war to cut down on fabric use. It was called Bikini becuase of an Atomic bomb that was detonated in a place called Bikini. The designer who copied the war design "Jacques Helm" thought that it was as 'explosive' as the bomb that was tested in Bikini that he called it that.

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                  • AmeliaG
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                    • Jan 2003
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Krome
                    It was actually first designed during the war to cut down on fabric use. It was called Bikini becuase of an Atomic bomb that was detonated in a place called Bikini. The designer who copied the war design "Jacques Helm" thought that it was as 'explosive' as the bomb that was tested in Bikini that he called it that.
                    Ooh, excellent fun fact to know and share!
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                    • Chris E
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                      • Jan 2003
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                      #11
                      I do now.

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                      • reynold
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                        • Oct 2002
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Krome
                        It was actually first designed during the war to cut down on fabric use. It was called Bikini becuase of an Atomic bomb that was detonated in a place called Bikini. The designer who copied the war design "Jacques Helm" thought that it was as 'explosive' as the bomb that was tested in Bikini that he called it that.
                        he should have patented

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                        • C_U_Next_Tuesday
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                          • Oct 2002
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by reynold
                          bikini islands?
                          very sad story of How it was destroyed...

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                          • klik
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                            • Nov 2001
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                            #14
                            i dont care where they came from..

                            why are there no bikini pics in this thread?

                            fuckers

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                            • Rochard
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                              • Dec 2001
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                              #15
                              I do.....

                              The bikini was invented in 1946 and named after the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the site of atomic bomb testing. The inventors were two Frenchmen, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard. Of course, Heim and Reard didn't create the idea of the bikini; drawings of bikini-like suits have been found on wall paintings dating back to 1600 B.C. The modern term "bikini" for a particular bathing suit design was first used by Heim and Reard (who were, in reality, the re-inventors of the bikini). Heim was a couturier designer from Cannes, France, who had designed a very small bathing suit called the "Atome" (french for atom). He hired a skywriting plane to advertise his design by skywriting "Atome -- the world's smallest bathing suit" Three weeks later, Reard, a mechanical engineer, had another skywriting plane write "Bikini -- smaller than the smallest bathing suit in the world."

                              Here's a picture of Louis Reard....
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                              • TheFLY
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                                • Jan 2001
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                                #16
                                Originally posted by RocHard
                                I do.....

                                The bikini was invented in 1946 and named after the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the site of atomic bomb testing. The inventors were two Frenchmen, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard. Of course, Heim and Reard didn't create the idea of the bikini; drawings of bikini-like suits have been found on wall paintings dating back to 1600 B.C. The modern term "bikini" for a particular bathing suit design was first used by Heim and Reard (who were, in reality, the re-inventors of the bikini). Heim was a couturier designer from Cannes, France, who had designed a very small bathing suit called the "Atome" (french for atom). He hired a skywriting plane to advertise his design by skywriting "Atome -- the world's smallest bathing suit" Three weeks later, Reard, a mechanical engineer, had another skywriting plane write "Bikini -- smaller than the smallest bathing suit in the world."

                                Here's a picture of Louis Reard....
                                I feel sorry for all those pre-1946 guys.

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                                • WiredGuy
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                                  • Aug 2002
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                                  #17
                                  This thread is in serious need of bikini babe pics.
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                                  • Sifu
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                                    #18
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                                    • brand0n
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                                      #19
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                                      • C_U_Next_Tuesday
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                                        • Oct 2002
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by WiredGuy
                                        This thread is in serious need of bikini babe pics.
                                        WG
                                        yeah, I'm sure you dont see near enough

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                                        • VideoJ
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                                          • Aug 2002
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by WiredGuy
                                          This thread is in serious need of bikini babe pics.
                                          WG
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                                          • Steve
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                                            • Feb 2001
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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by C_U_Next_Tuesday


                                            very sad story of How it was destroyed...
                                            I thought the Bikini Atoll was actually pretty much back to normal. I remember seeing some nature show about how the ecosystem was effected and adapted.

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                                            • FTVGirls
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                                              • Oct 2002
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                                              #23


                                              These images always scare me, even more than ashhahahahaha

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                                              • WiredGuy
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                                                • Aug 2002
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by C_U_Next_Tuesday
                                                yeah, I'm sure you dont see near enough
                                                That's right, I only see them naked... keeping some clothes on at this point is a plus

                                                Thanks VideoJ
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                                                • Rep
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                                                  • Sep 2002
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                                                  #25
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