Brigette Bardot
Reard's bikini was condemned by most of society, but one star took the trend on full force. Brigette Bardot made the disreputable swim wear fashionable and in doing so became one of the world's biggest stars. Bardot frolicked around the beaches of Cannes during the film festival sporting the inappropriate attire and photographs of her bikini loosened much of society's view on the swim wear.