Talk:Bell-bottoms

I removed the link to the article Gay. I also changed the wording of the last sentance. Taken together they seemed to imply that only women and gay men wear bell-bottoms anymore. And that's just not true. --allan-a-go-go 09:21, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Flares
I added a note about how they were called flares in the 1960s in Britain and not bell bottoms. If anyone can find a less clunky way of putting that into the article in a less clunky way I'd be grateful. Liam Markham 01:27, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
 * No you haven't, you've added a note saying they're not called bell-bottoms in Britain, ever, which is untrue (try a web search to see contemporary usage). You could reword it and add your claim to the section on Bell-bottoms in the 1960s and 1970s, if you have evidence for it.  Or delete it entirely.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maltelauridsbrigge (talk • contribs) 16:47, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I've removed it as it's complete bollocks. They were known as bell-bottomed jeans when they first came out, followed by flared trousers and then they generally all became known as flared or flares. Loons didn't appear until the 70's. Richerman (talk) 00:13, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Bell Bottom Blues
I wear stovepipes now, but Halloween night, I will have in my new custom made Black Denim Bells with Tie-Dye T shirt and peace Symbol at a ball party!

History of USA Navy Bell Bottoms: According to a US Navy film, if a sailor wearing bell bottoms, fell overboard in warm water, the sailor could take of his pants and tie the pants legs together air tight. He could then fill the pants with air and use the Bell Bottoms as a floatation lifesaver until rescued. The pants legs were made bell shaped it order to make it easy for sailors to tie the legs in a knot.In the 60's it became a fashion amongst Hippie types. I din not like Lamb-chop Bells or Flares.

Supercool Dude (talk) 14:55, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Boot Cut
Why is there a pic of boot-cut jeans in the bell-bottom article? Nominate for deletion:)--Moss Ryder (talk) 12:26, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

So this originated in Europe mid 1960s?
The sentence is kind of confusing since it says it originated "mid 60s in Europe and in America in the late 1960s". --99.28.2.31 (talk) 04:48, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

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