Who and when thought up a bathing suit of bikini and why it so is called?

The history of creation of bikini, one of the best-known types of bathing suits began in Paris.
The bikini bathing suit (in that look as we know it today), was for the first time presented to public in 1946 in Paris by the designer by the name of Luís Rear.
On the first display in the French capital it caused shock and confusion in the society of that time. However completely to understand the history of creation of bikini, we need to plunge into depths of times!
In the ancient world and in many cultures to wear revealing or minimalistic suits for swimming was a common practice. However in the modern history of the western fashion there was a strict rule demanding from women to wear long dresses and conservative bathing suits which covered the most part of a body.

And here in 1946, after the end of World War II when women around the world received more freedom and independence, Luís Rear decided to present something absolutely new and revolutionary in the world of bathing suits. He developed a bathing suit from two parts which bared much more body, than traditional models of that time.
But from where the name "bikini" went? It is curious that this name is connected with the nuclear tests conducted at that time on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Explosive energy of these tests became a symbol of explosive and provocative nature of a new bathing suit. Thus, Luís Rear decided to call the creation "bikini" to emphasize its revolutionism and energy.

To bikini it was presented on display of fashion in Paris and caused the real sensation. Many people treated it with scepticism and indignation, but it did not prevent it to become a fashion icon. Eventually the bathing suit became widely popular, especially in resort places. Bikini went a long way in the development and there is a set of various styles and variations of this bathing suit. He became a symbol of release and liberation for women and also the embodiment of fashion, courage and progress in the world of beach fashion.