Evolution of swimwear By 14heales Jan 1, 1905 First Swimsuit Created by Bradley Knitting Company Period: Jan 1, 1905 to Jan 1, 1982 Swimsuit Swimwear timeline Jan 1, 1915 Jantzen develops it's first 'lighter weight' bathing suit 1916 - First annual Bathing Suit Day launches at Madison Square Garden in NY Jan 1, 1920 The Jantzen Red Diving Girl patch first appears on bathing suits, Jean Patou monograms his swimsuits Jan 1, 1926 Dress maker suit is launched Jan 1, 1928 Australian MacRae Knitting Mills renames itself Speedo Jan 1, 1935 The first two piece swimsuit is seen in fashion magazines Jan 1, 1946 The Bikini is launched in Paris Jan 1, 1951 Miss World Pageant bans the Bikini Jan 1, 1953 Brigitte Bardot causess a scandal at the Cannes Film Festival by wearing a bikini Jan 1, 1958 Hubert de Givency designs for Jantzen in his Paris salon Jan 1, 1960 "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" is launched Jan 1, 1960 DeWeese designs diving suits for the U.S. Olympic Team Jan 1, 1964 Rudi Gernreich launches his monokini Jan 1, 1973 Arena swimsuits launched by Horst Dassler Jan 1, 1982 Ann Cole begins to design swimwear that is launched as the Cole Collection
