Bikinis & bombs

Free the belly button! In this episode of Thick & Thin, we travel back 75 years ago to discover the risqué origins of the now-popular, two-piece swimsuit—the bikini.  // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-bikinis-inventor-guessed-how-much-it-would-horrify-the-public-6914887/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/3094966/what-rihanna-new-leggings-why-going-viral/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The spoken diary of Katy Bellotte, a self-employed graphic designer living in New York. Each Thursday, Katy blends her personal experiences with stories from history, offering advice, laughs & some major epiphanies. She chats about living in full color, through the thick & the thin (with a dirty martini in hand). For advertising opportunities please email [email protected]   We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4  Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy