Lyon exhibition retraces origins of the bikini, 70 years on

AFP English 2016-07-12

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In July 1946, Frenchman Louis Réard revolutionised swimwear with his revealing bathing suit...the bikini. Today, an exhibition in Lyon is tracing the origins of the infamous two-piece and honouring its most famous models, including the one worn by Ursula Andress in Dr. No.

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