Musi waChikumi 30, 1946, bhomba reatomu rakaputika paBikini Atoll muPacific Ocean. Mazuva gumi nemasere gare gare, mumwe murume wechiFrench anonzi Louis reard akatangisa bhurosi yepamusoro uye mapfupi ekushambira. Musi iwoyo akahaya musikana wekufona semuenzanisi uye airatidza basa rake mune imwe dziva rekutuhwina. Kwapera vhiki, bikini yakave yakakurumbira muEurope.

Vakagadzira bikini vaive maFrench maviri, Jacques Heim naLouis reard. Asi vakanga vasiri ivo vekutanga kufunga nezvebikini pfungwa. Kare 1600 BC, pakanga paine murals yebikini style swimsuits. Heim mugadziri wefashoni wechikadzi anobva kuCannes, France. Akagadzira chipfeko chidiki chekushambira ndokuchitumidza kuti "atomu". Akahaya ndege kuti apute uye anyore mumhepo kuti ashambadzire dhizaini yake. Ndege yakanyora mumhepo: "atomu - diki yekushambira pasi rose." Mavhiki matatu gare gare, injiniya wemuchina Lild akanyorawo mumhepo: “bikini – idiki pane yekushambira rose.”