HappyHippy: How to: Turn Jeans into Bell Bottoms

Bell-bottoms truly became regarded as "fashion" in the 1960s and 1970s when the pants resurfaced as part of the hippie movement. These free-flowing pants fit in with the hippie lifestyle and carefree attitude.

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Hippies and war protesters were probably the first to noticeably wear bell bottoms. The counterculture movement may have been started when traditional navy bells were obtained at surplus stores and later embellished with stitching and patches. They were loose and comfortable at a time when political tensions were high, and many youth felt that rejecting modern fashion was a part of making a personal anti-establishment statement. This trend then led to people modifying regular jeans with sometimes colorful triangles of fabric. The fabric was sewn into the outside leg seam below the knee to the cuff. The modification and insertion of this material created a flare below the knee.

(http://www.dressthatman.net/2006/04/history-of-bell-bottom-pants.html)

If you want bell bottom jeans like those on the pictures, visit this page. All you need is a bit of fabric and a few minutes of stitching.