Recent Examples on the WebBorn, bred, and carefully molded for the stage by their father/manager, Joe, brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael made Motown magic and a million fans swoon with their bell-bottoms and smooth vocals.—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024 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 The flair also began to expand, and by the ’70s, the bell-bottom took center stage.—Ashley W. Simpson, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024 Lainey Wilson represented for country in a custom Balmain black bell-bottom look.—Leanne Italie, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024 Wilson in her signature bell-bottoms at a 2023 event in New York.—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 17 Jan. 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 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 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
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