Forgot your swim trunks, but aching to take a dip in the pool. Standard Hotels has partnered with Quiksilver to co-brand men’s and women’s swimsuits, which will be sold in swimsuit vending machines at the hotels’ pool.
History of Bikini
Although two-piece bathing suits were being used by women as early as the 1930s, the bikini is commonly dated to July 5, 1946, when, partly due to material rationing after World War II, French engineer Louis Réard introduced the modern bikini, modeled by Micheline Bernardini. Reard named his design for the Bikini Atoll, where the first post-war tests of the atomic bomb were taking place.