Celebrating 70 years of the bikini and the fashion sensation's

Four factory girls from Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, playing a game of football on the sands at Blackpool beach in the summer holidays. Left to right are: Jean Formon, aged 15, Jenny Lee,17, Monica Wardle,16 and Mary Gent,15. 6th August 1961.

The bikini is 70 years old today - so why is it still one of the hardest items to buy?

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BIKINI, SEVENTY YEARS IN FASHION TRENDS