Flared pants

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Carpenter in guild clothing with flared trousers (right)

Bell-bottoms are trousers that widen from the knee downwards. They probably got their name from the fact that pant legs hit each other when walking . Today the stroke denotes the funnel-shaped course. Considering a pant from the front or the side, it is reminiscent of the shape of a trumpet or bell , from which also the name bell pants ( English bell-bottoms derived).

Workwear

Bell bottoms are also the trousers that the carpenter wears as work clothes . The impact is supposed to prevent dirt (sawdust or wood shavings) from getting into the shoes. An original variant is the Veddelhose . Traditionally, sailors' long trousers have a flare. The bell-shaped trousers of the carpenters usually have a circumference of 48 cm at the narrowest leg and at least a stroke of 65 cm at the end of the trouser leg or even more.

Fashion trend

Flared pants

In the fashion scene , bell-bottoms had their wedding in the 1960s and 1970s and are considered a fashion symbol of the hippie movement ; At that time, they were often additionally equipped with a so-called " cellar fold " in the lower leg area , which was partly held together by a silver chain. The trumpet-like enlargement only began below the knee. By the early 1980s they had completely disappeared from the streets.

They experienced a renaissance in the 1990s and were particularly popular among young people. In the techno scene in particular, in addition to the revival of hippie versions, a shape developed that became the standard at commercial raves in particular : pants made of nylon material , often shiny, with one stroke that continuously expands from the buttocks down.

With the comeback of 70s and 80s fashion from mid-2015, flared trousers - together with Afro, flashy colors and perms - became modern again.

Web links

Commons : Bell Bottoms  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Notes on the gap and its composition
• Gap in the company of righteous foreign and native bricklayers and stone-carvers
• Website by Niels Gärtig with a description of the carpenter's guild clothes
• Site of the association for the preservation of the journeyman's hostel in Sibiu and the promotion of European craft traditions . Description of the clothing of various shafts .