Happy Birthday Bikini!

[Not Afraid]

So, when was waxing invented?

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

So, when was waxing invented?

following the bikini waxing link from the Wikipedia entry above:

It is suggested[who?] that women started removing this hair when bathing suit styles became abbreviated enough to keep these areas uncovered, especially the term bikini line indicates a date later than the nuclear explosion at the Bikini Islands in 1946 and the introduction of swimsuits that followed.[2] Changes in lingerie styles and their popularity have encouraged year round waxing of the bikini area.[1] In Middle Eastern societies, removal of the female body hair is considered a proper form of hygiene, necessitated by ancient local customs.[3] Contemporary sources indicate that the French nobility also practiced waxing during the 17th century.

So perhaps a Bastile day celebration can work that in as well?