By Kelly Marshall
In the 1880 ‘tourist guide’ Handbook of Florida newcomers to the beach were advised to remain fully covered in woolen garments from head to toe. We have all snickered at the old time photographs of women dressed in bathing suits that leave everything to the imagination even fashion sense!
Since the modern bikini first made a splash in 1946, it has been turning heads on the beach. Its inventor, French engineer Louis Reard named it after a nuclear weapon testing site, Bikini Atoll. He reasoned that the stir his invention would create would be akin to a nuclear blast.
Fast Forward to Swimwear Fashion 2011–
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