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Sexy Swimwear - on DW News

July 5, 2016

Seventy years ago today, a sensational two-piece swimsuit made its debut at a fashion show in Paris. The bikini eventually took the western world by storm.

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Bikini Mode Aqua Maids - Aqua Maids Toni Gaines and Adrienne Pope cool off at the rate of 35 mph on water skis at Cypress Gardens, near Winter Haven, Fla., June 23, 1952. (Photo: picture alliance/AP Images)
Image: picture alliance/AP Images