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The bell-bottom jeans and blue varsity jacket, paired with black gloves, a black cap, and a chain necklace (and a whole lot of swagger), will make this costume easily recognizable.—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025 Gold hardware and an abundance of pockets decorated Zimmermann’s range of true indigo flares, bell-bottoms and jackets with voluminous sleeves.—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025 And my whole life, I was just obsessed with bell-bottom pants and jeans.—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 This look was vaguely inspired by Lainey Wilson's 2023 CMA outfit, a black Carolina Herrera strapless jumpsuit with dramatic bell-bottom flares.—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bell-bottoms
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