The Golden Réard
The historically most valuable bikini in the world.
By Louis Réard, the inventor of the bikini. There is only one surviving hand-made fabrication of Louis Réard: "The Golden Réard". The others are serial productions. The Golden Réard was created especially for the winner of the "Miss Réard" competition. Experts estimate the year of manufacture to be 1948. The Golden Réard is an aesthetic masterpiece of swimwear. It is timeless, colour and cut are unique. This bikini is considered incredible beautiful even by today's standards. The Golden Réard is the historically most valuable bikini in the world.
The Réard Bikinis
The Jewels of the Collection
The unswerving Louis Réard is considered the inventor of the bikini. The few existing pieces of Réard swimwear are the most valuable historical witnesses of his time.16 of them are known. The BikiniARTmuseum owns an incredible twelve originals. Two are in the extended family possession and two are exhibited in the Parisian museums, the Louvre and the "Musée Galliera".
Hollywood & High Society
What the stars wore in the 1950s.
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