Clothes of the Seventies, Bell Bottoms
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Description: Denim tight at the top and baggy at the bottom
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To say that bell bottoms are "baggy at the bottom" is misleading, I think. They are wider at the bottom than they are at the knee. They flare outward.
If your bell bottoms didn't flare enough you had to get a couple of bandannas and cut them in half diagonally and then insert them into the outseam down at the bottom, like a gore, and then you could really flap as you walked. It had a good line when you wore them hanging down over your corkie sandals.
we used to cut the inseam out and insert paisley or indian print tapestry and turn them into skirts !
There were flares, bell bottoms and then there were elephant bells which were really wide at the bottom. The elephant bells were often hip-huggers too and they were pretty much out of style by 1973-74 when the more reasonable regular bells and flares took over. If you had some straight-legged pants or flares that weren't "flared" enough you would open up the bottom of the leg and add a wild paisley or floral fabric wedge to fix them up. And yeah, I think many of us made a skirt out of old jeans at least once (or tried to!)
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there were regular jean bell bottoms and there were big bell jeans
The big bell jeans were cooler
they were made by Levis
I love bellbottoms!!!!
Levis bells rule..Especially 684s...Get em now on e-bay while you can with the retro thing going on the price is going up...Just love that big 12-13 inch flare
Also if you get the right size they are not baggy,,slim cut till the knee then flare out after that
I was running up the stairs with my 2 1/2" tall clogs and bell-bottom jeans. My right foot hot caught in the hem of the wide bell and tripped me causing me to fall up the stairs. I ended up with a twisted ankle and bruises, but hey, I was young and I'm sure it didn't hurt half as much as it would now. I couldn't wait to get back into the same cool clogs and jeans. Clothes were so sexy in the seventies!
Bell bottom jeans are Awesome! They were the -IN- thing in the 70's. I say: Bring Em Back!!!
oh yeah, they're definitely coming back! I've seen them in stores and magazines.
I remember getting my "bells" caught in many a bike chains and ripping them! My mom would be so mad!
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Flares were generally tighter at the knee and flare out from there. Jeans were made like that, too. Some bell bottoms were cut looser all the way down with a big bell - like "elephant bells." Go look at DressThatMan.com to see the guys bell bottoms and flares. The site gives good examples of actual clothes from the 1970's. Those were the PARTY DOWN days LOL
bellbottoms were the style of the 70's even though it was nearly 31 years ago before my time, they resurfed regularly because one of my best girlfriends wore them and they were pretty cool, so i went and bought two pairs one was red and the other was the real denim pair, they were really comfortable to wear. at times i would be afraid when i walked in them i would trip over the pant leg..lol. but i still have a pair and i would wear them every other day. they are cool jeans and very comfortable to wear during the spring and summer days.
I recently had a pair of my regular old jeans altered into bell bottoms. The lady inserted panels of material of my choice to the inside and outside of each leg. They have almost 30 inches all the way around each leg. They are awesome. I love bells!
When the bodysuit, bell bottoms and wide leather belts were in fashion a few years back, my daughter was in junior high. It was like looking at myself in junior high. Crazy. Isn't it fun how styles keep coming back! I remember having a pair of bell bottom jeans with studs down the side of the legs and a matching jacket. I thought I was stylin!!
i never had a pair of bell bottoms
iAM lol!! "so big they flapped"!!LOL thats true!! LOL READING ALL THESE PAGES!!--This is great-- so nostolgic!- I remember the bells I wore from about 72- 77 all being high waisted(in the 60's they were baggier and hip hugger) and even tight very high waisted ones that were tight around the waist and butt and huge long long bells (that flapped!) and dragged on the ground-- our clogs had actual wood soles and they clomped like horses walking down the st!! OH LOVE IT!!!
I'm altering a pair of jeans right now into bell bottoms -- my favorite pair with embroidery up the legs have worn out, so I'm inserting the stitched portions into the other jeans to make the flares. Once I get that piece in, I'll put a band of paisley around the bottom to make them just a little bit longer, maybe an inch or two. I get to still wear my favorite jeans AND with a favorite old look!
Im 26, and have been infatuated with the trends of the 70's seemingly before it came back into style. Early 90's probably, and I remember making my mom buy me a pair of bell bottom jeans with a peace sign belt in the mall in like 94. They were ladies pants, but I didnt care. I guess I started the whole emo, boys wearing girls pants trend too :)Oh the names I was called ;) Then when I would get mad, my parents and teachers would say
"you bring it on yourself dressing like that !" Good times
Get on Ebay and check out my Listings under cespo66 nice "LEVI Bellbottoms" not the junk you find on the shelves in the stores
Except Dress That man is way overpriced on the stuff they sell. my listinga are way cheaper
My favorite at this time is the Levis 516 unisex jean from Europe it a unisex bell similar to the 646 witha slightly bigger flare and a slight Lower rise, same great denim too.. Also the Ginger Flare by Seven for all Mankind fits and wears very much like the Levis 684 nice 12 inch bell too..
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