My 8 year old son wants to know. My uncle told me it was because there was not much left of the bikini atoll.
2007-03-04 03:52:09 · 6 answers · asked by hoodwink 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Usually swimsuits are just one piece of item, whereas a bikini is two seperate items.
2007-03-04 03:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by ♥H] ッ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"According to the official version, the modern bikini was invented by French engineer Louis Réard and fashion designer Jacques Heim in Paris in 1946 and introduced on July 5 at a fashion show at Piscine Molitor in Paris. It was a string bikini with a g-string back. It was named after Bikini Atoll, the site of nuclear weapon tests a few days earlier in the Marshall Islands, on the reasoning that the burst of excitement it would cause would be like the nuclear device. "
Jacques Heim later achieved fame for his invention of an undergarment for men who were extremely active. It was named after him, called the "Jacques Strap." LOL!
2007-03-04 12:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bikini is a two-piece swimsuit (top and bottom.) A swimsuit can be one-piece, in which case it's not a bikini.
2007-03-04 11:57:31 · answer #3 · answered by One 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
swimsuits are one piece, while bikinis are always two. so, they aren't the same. i don't know the reason for the names, but that is like asking "why is a banana called a banana?" or "why is a tomatoe called a tomatoe?
2007-03-04 12:01:48 · answer #4 · answered by Banana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its a type of swimsuit.
an apple is a fruit, but it's called an apple because its the specific type.
2007-03-04 11:59:46 · answer #5 · answered by okgo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
exactly
2007-03-04 12:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by simbionte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋