Thesebell-bottomswere often just very wide-legged trousers, rather than shaped trousers that flared below the knee.
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Thebell-bottomsof the 1960s and 1970s can be distinguished from the flare or boot-cut pants of the 1990s and 2000s by the tightness of the fabric at the knee.
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Wide leg jeans differ frombell-bottomsin that the entire length of the leg is large in circumference whereas flare or bell-bottom jeans become wider below the knee.
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