How to Use bell-bottoms in a Sentence

bell-bottoms

plural noun

• The flair also began to expand, and by the ’70s, the bell-bottom took center stage.
  — Ashley W. Simpson, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
• It could be found in the surge of Fleetwood Mac on the radio or rise of searches for vintage bell-bottom jeans.
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
• Wilson in her signature bell-bottoms at a 2023 event in New York.
  — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2024
• The textured black crop top is sure to be a hit, and the low-rise bell-bottom plaid pants are about as obvious a ’90s nod as grunge fashion can get.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 July 2023
• Amid a sea of bell-bottoms and beards, Ishizu’s crew had to search diligently for the students still wearing Bermuda shorts and loafers.
  — Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2023
• Posed on a fishing boat for the cover, Mr. Buffett wore bell-bottom denims and a broad-brimmed Stetson.
  — Guy Trebay, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
• Mother does produce a few super flared jeans, but most of the styles are fairly subtle (and don’t give that kitschy ‘70s bell-bottoms look).
  — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2024
• Where Lainey Wilson leads, her bell-bottoms will follow.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
• When done right, bell-bottoms give any look an instantly cool, groovy feel—whether paired with a blazer or a turtleneck.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
• The most covetable jeans are taking on a chill summer-of-love vibe, with wide-leg flared or bell-bottom cuts being the silhouettes to wear right now.
  — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2023
• Travis wore bell-bottom jeans in a feminine cut and a white tank top to his audition, pulling his wavy blonde hair behind his ears.
  — Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
• Grab your bell-bottoms and shop the disco curl essentials below.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2023
• Instead of swinging bell-bottoms, the key is to opt for a loose, baggy fit similar to the wide-leg jeans that are so popular right now.
  — Emma Spedding, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2024
• Robbie was pink perfection in her lace-up bell-bottoms and matching vest.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• Urban opted for an all-black three-piece suit, which included a plunging vest and bell-bottom pants.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2023
• Reed was dressed head to toe in denim, with pearl-snap buttons on his shirt, frayed bell-bottoms, and a tumescent air of rock star entitlement.
  — Will Hermes, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Oddly, the trend that seemed to have overtaken men’s fashion — the wide-legged trouser flirting with bell-bottom status — was almost nowhere to be found.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
• Finally, Kandel, wearing turquoise bell-bottoms and a purple blouse, read her work to a packed room of three thousand people.
  — Joy Lanzendorfer, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• Harry Styles, the band Maneskin, and even legendary producer Nile Rodgers were harkening back to the bell-bottom look popularized in the 1970s.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
• On March 1, the 31-year-old pop star shared another one of her casually sultry mirror selfies, this time dressed in a simple white tank top and bell-bottom jeans.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2024
• Not only does the line features an assortment of her signature bell-bottom pants, but the designs are inherently close to her heart.
  — Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
• Lively wore a skin-tight jumpsuit from the brand’s fall 2023 collection, which was made from jersey stitched with micro golden sequins and pooled into rippling bell-bottom flares.
  — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023
• Lainey Wilson represented for country in a custom Balmain black bell-bottom look.
  — Leanne Italie, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
• Starting with its bell-bottom hip-hugger cut, Parsons’ had the most WTF-for-its-time design: a nude woman, marijuana leaves and poppies on the front, poppies on the back, and pills and cubes (the latter likely symbolizing acid) on the sleeves.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2023
• Some adolescents who first picked up a pair of bell-bottoms later wore them to protests and became ardent believers in the social causes associated with them—from civil rights to the anti-war movement.
  — Mattie Kahn, ELLE, 13 June 2023
• Our cover star, country singer and Yellowstone actress, Lainey Wilson, certainly knows a thing or two about establishing a signature look: She's almost never seen out without her wide-brim hat and bell-bottoms.
  — Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
• Notable pieces include Wilson’s signature bell-bottom jeans, enhanced with statement patchwork, bold stripes and flock embellishments.
  — Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024