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
  • Instead of swinging bell-bottoms, the key is to opt for a loose, baggy fit similar to the denim shapes du jour.
    — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Other trends include low-rise jeans, ballet flats, bell-bottoms and more.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Wilson wore a red coat, bell-bottom jeans (of course) and a sizable brown cowboy hat for the big day while her boyfriend, excuse me, her fiancé, wore a work jacket and Timberland work boots.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Rather than wearing an extravagant gown like many of the celebs in attendance, the environmental activist went for silky bell-bottoms with hems that swept the floor.
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Kaufman describes their denim, made in Italy, as having a unique twist seam that gives it a slight bell-bottom effect—a small but impactful design detail.
    — Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The following day, Wilson poked fun at herself on Instagram, posting a video of herself jumping up and down, dancing and squatting in a pair of brown bell-bottoms and a whole new show outfit.
    — Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 30 Dec. 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
  • Fortunately, Amazon is brimming with fit-and-flare jeans and dramatic bell-bottoms similar to the pairs Clarkson wore.
    — Emily Weaver, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Lainey Wilson represented for country in a custom Balmain black bell-bottom look.
    — Leanne Italie, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024

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