The Bikini At 60

The Bikini at 60Sliced bread? For us, the standard of "greatest thing since" was eclipsed six decades ago with the advent of the sliced swimsuit. Since then the bifurcated garment that liberated women to flaunt their flesh has brewed a cultural mythology all its own, one involving Bardot and Brazilians, Andress and Avalon. How did two tiny pieces of fabric named after an atomic test site so shake up Western civilization? Read on.You don't have to be a dreamy Pollyanna to know that some...