Fabric was still in short supply, and in an endeavor to resurrect swimwear sales, two French designers – Jacques Heim and Louis Réard  – almost simultaneously launched new two-piece swimsuit designs in 1946.
Fabric was still in short supply, e nun intento por resucitar as vendas de roupa de baño, dous deseñadores franceses, e Louis Réard, case lanzaron simultaneamente dous novos proxectos de traxe de dúas pezas en 1946.