Bellbottomed trousers, named for the bell-shaped cut of the cuffs, have been worn by sea-farers since the 17th century. While sailors prefer the cut because the wide bottoms of the trousers make them easy to roll up for deck-swabbing duty, young people...

Bell-bottoms are trousers that become wider from the knees downwards. Related styles include flare, loon pants and boot-cut/leg trousers. Hip-huggers are bell-bottomed, flare, or boot-cut pants that are fitted tightly around the hips and thighs worn by...

You would have had to spend the last few months with your head stuck inside a pair of calf-hugging Levi 512s not to know that bell-bottoms have made something of a comeback. But the floppy icons of the late 1960s and early 1970s were,...

The 1960s were the age of rebellion. There were chants of "Never trust anyone over 30." And "Make love, not war." While there was a zeal for an emphasis on individualism, everyone tended to look the same. Remember bell-bottoms? Ironically, it seemed the...

Just as the trends for spring-summer 2008 were coming into focus on the Milan runway _ girlish styles in cheerful prints and sunshine shades _ along comes Miuccia Prada with her wonderfully weird nymphs."In this ever-changing world, it's time for new creativity," Prada said backstage...

Just as the trends for spring-summer 2008 were coming into focus on the Milan runway _ girlish styles in cheerful prints and sunshine shades _ along comes Miuccia Prada with her wonderfully weird nymphs."In this ever-changing world, it's time for new creativity," Prada said backstage...