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and barely-there designs that have changed the way women view their bodies, public nudity, and feeling comfortable in their own skin. Where once there were only a few classic bikini shapes & styles, there are now almost unlimited styles, colors, patterns, and shapes to choose from, including a plethora of barely-there cuts and designs.
So as we sit here in 2018 looking back on the history of one of the most iconic designs to ever be introduced to the fashion world, it would be very
interesting to see what Louis Réard
thought about the modern versions of his Bikini. He once told reporters that shortly after he introduced the Bikini to the world, he had received over 50,000 fan mail letters, the majority of which were from men thanking him incessantly for his tiny risqué fabric invention. I have a feeling that if Louis Réard was alive today and his fan mail letters were instead replaced with social media likes, he would have more followers than any of the Kardashian’s… the majority of which would still be incredibly appreciative men!