Louis Réard

Louis Réard
Born(1896-10-10)10 October 1896
Lille, France
Died16 September 1984(1984-09-16) (aged 87)
Lausanne, Switzerland
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)automobile engineer, fashion designer
Known forInventor of modern bikini design

Louis Réard (French pronunciation: [lwi ʁeaʁ]; 10 October 1896 – 16 September 1984) was a French automobile engineer and clothing designer who introduced the modern two-piece bikini in July 1946. He opened a bikini shop and ran it for the next 40 years.

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