Fashion on the Ration: The Evolution of the Bikini, The National WWII Museum

One of the most noteworthy fashion evolutions of the 1940s was the transformation of the women’s swimming attire, presumably in part due to fabric rationing.

National Bikini Day: a Swimsuit History

The Scandalous History Of The Bikini - The Good Trade

Fashion on the Ration – Clothes in the Second World War – Fabrickated

Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style review – pluck, hope, humour and grace, Exhibitions

How Swimwear Evolved in Fashion Photography: 1920s to 2000s

The Seamstress of Bloomsbury Blog Tagged Second World War

How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon, At the Smithsonian

The American Home Front During World War II: Rationing, Recycling, and Victory Gardens (U.S. National Park Service)

Fashion on the Ration: The story of clothing on the home front during World War Two – Museum Crush

What happened to clothing after World War II? - Quora