[DOC] [TLE] Louis Rard - Wikipedia [PAR] Louis Rard (1897  16 September 1984) was a French automobile engineer 
and clothes designer. He is best known for launching a two-piece swimsuit in 
1946, which he called the bikini. ... In May 1946, Jacques Heim produced a two-
piece swimsuit that he named the "Atome," which he advertised as the world's "
smallest... [DOC] [TLE] Jacques Heim - Wikipedia [PAR] Jacques Heim (8 May 1899  8 January 1967) was a French fashion designer 
and costume designer for theater and film, and was a manufacturer of women's 
furs. From 1930 to his death in 1967, he ran the fashion house (maison de 
couture) House of Jacques Heim ... In June 1946, he relaunched his two-piece 
swimsuit, the Atome, which he... [DOC] [TLE] Bikini introduced - Jul 05, 1946 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Two French designers, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard, developed competing 
prototypes of the bikini. Heim called his the atom and advertised it as the... [DOC] [TLE] The History of Underwear - BoxerBriefs [PAR] The closest article of clothing worn by men in ancient Rome was called a ... 
Knights wore 'braies' under several layers of clothing topped by their armor. .... in 
underwear became more innovative and exciting with the introduction of color 
and ... Bikinis: The 'bikini' was invented in 1946 by two Frenchmen, Jacques 
Heim and... [DOC] [TLE] How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a ... [PAR] May 21, 2015 ... A Monk in Fish Clothing? .... Three weeks earlier, Heim had named a scaled-
down (but still ... He packaged the mere thirty squares inches of fabric inside a ... 
The "Baker" atomic bomb explosion at Bikini Atoll on July 25, 1946the last of ... 
public's lurid fascination, as well as its fear, of nuclear annihilation. [DOC] [TLE] The bikini was launched in Paris in 1946. It was named after the ... [PAR] Weeks later, Louis Reard unveiled his version which he called the Bikini. ... 
Atome, named for its small size and meant to be compared with the atom, the 
smallest .... July 5, 1946: First bikini introduced in Paris by Louis Reard and 
Jacques Heim. ..... swim suit, to check whether it meets minimum 1933 clothing 
requirements. [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Culture - Why the bikini became a fashion classic - BBC.com [PAR] Oct 21, 2014 ... When the string bikini was launched in 1946, it became an instant sensation. ... 
the public mind to one of the sexiest and most enduring clothing items of the 
summer? ... is said to have come up with the moniker in a wink to its tiny size yet 
... into competition with fashion designer Jacques Heim to produce the... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Culture - Why the bikini became a fashion classic [PAR] Oct 21, 2014 ... When the string bikini was launched in 1946, it became an instant sensation. ... 
the public mind to one of the sexiest and most enduring clothing items of the 
summer? ... is said to have come up with the moniker in a wink to its tiny size yet 
... into competition with fashion designer Jacques Heim to produce the... [DOC] [TLE] stories | | Page 5 - A.G.Nauta couture [PAR] After making his first pair of shoes when he was only 9, for her sister to wear on 
her .... far before the official introduction of the bikini swimsuit in the summer of 
1946. ... Barely leading the charge, Jacques Heim, a fashion designer and beach 
shop owner ... The swimsuit was named the Atome because of its miniscule size (
as... [DOC] [TLE] Newer Entries - Kinimatic.com [PAR] Apr 24, 2012 ... Russ Pope, Vans Apparel marketing manager, said customers used to bring in ... 
ID the lining.of six different items for launch  Two styles of custom Bikini, ... He 
marketed the swimsuit as the Atome, (named for its small size and ... The same 
summer of 1946 in which Heim was introducing his Atome,... [DOC] [TLE] | Page 34 - A.G.Nauta couture [PAR] He had gathered

Question: When Jacques Heim introduced this item of apparel in 1946, he called it the atome, for its tiny size
Answer: Bikini