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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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