Elle Macpherson Attempts Major Bell Bottoms... Does She Succeed? (PHOTOS, POLL)

How big is too big... when it comes to bell bottoms?

Elle Macpherson begged the question when she stepped out today in London. The 47-year-old model (seriously -- 47!) was at Selfridges to fete the tenth anniversary of her bra and panty line, Elle Macpherson Intimates, and did so in a bold way.

Opting for a chic, trim black jacket in top, Elle was wearing some super-wide bell bottoms whose bottoms nearly swept the floor.

Although the Aussie model-mom has been playing with proportion lately, we were still surprised to see such oversized trousers from the woman who typically dons skintight PVC pants.

But if anyone can pull off such dramatic bottoms, it would be a a six foot tall woman with a 25-inch waist (yup, we Googled those dimensions).

On another note, can you believe that there is a celebrity clothing/lingerie/beauty line that has managed to last for ten whole years?

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Are you digging Elle's bell bottoms?

TOTALLY! A statuesque woman call pull off such major pants.

NO WAY. What happened to her feet?!

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Comments

[thejadedentrepreneur]

11:41 PM on 11/20/2011

She looks HOT!!

[iluvmaps]

01:31 PM on 11/17/2011

are you serious? she looks great. those are not "major".

[almchrl13]

07:56 AM on 12/20/2011

Remember Elephant Bells?
With a 3 inch hip hugger zipper?
And using a tie for a belt.
OMG

[Deli]

12:15 AM on 11/17/2011

I remember sixth grade, in 68-69, getting my first bell bottoms and the first of anyone at my school. Big flowers all over them. I wore I big purple headband that hung down to the side past my shoulders and big sun glasses. I was so proud! Then I got on the school bus as the only Irish/Italian kid among a county of German Protestants, after being greeted as a "wop" by the bus driver, the abuse ensued. God was that a miserable day.

[littlepuffycloud]

12:13 PM on 11/17/2011

Kids are brats! I bet you looked so adorable..You should've been greeted with 'Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about'.

[ziggy3339]

09:22 PM on 11/19/2011

Bad memory for you. I remembered my first ones as well. No one would've commented about that ...instead the police stopped me walking to my apartment they were wondering if I was "okay" and were disturbed that I didn't have I.D. on my person. Ha ha...all it took was a pair of bell bottomed jeans to make them think a young nice polite girl could be trouble.

[Gavin Saunders]

01:17 PM on 11/16/2011

Very shrewd girl here. If you are going to need to do a launch but want to deflect attention away from why you'd taken a job from Murdoch when he's hacked you phone causing you tell suspect your business associate who's life you then ruin with nary an apology since finding ou the truth, then wear something that the hacks can pick up and run with.

Just saw it with the puffy-sleeve bit, only I notice from the comments on that thread she must read these things because the hands are hidden well away. Damage control anyone?

[sacmom3]

03:14 AM on 11/16/2011

She looks fantastic. But then, she would look fantastic wearing a flour sack.

[wonderYrednow]

12:05 AM on 11/17/2011

or flour.

[Deli]

12:16 AM on 11/17/2011

or flower.

[wonderYrednow]

01:14 AM on 11/17/2011

I was thinking of rolling her in it and looking for......

[Highball]

08:40 PM on 11/15/2011

Those look wonderful. She looks wonderful.

What's the question again?

[Sunflo]

02:35 AM on 11/16/2011

lol exactly!

[Gonzo333]

07:54 PM on 11/15/2011

I like the look, wow!

[Shimochan]

07:10 PM on 11/15/2011

She looks amazing! What`s the problem?

[SukiTheCat]

07:09 PM on 11/15/2011

she has the height and figure to pull it off so it doesn't look ridiculous

[LiberalLee]

06:51 PM on 11/15/2011

Been there, worn those.
Honestly people... you'd think these styles were something new.
It's like my high school days come again. gack
I actually still have the super-low bell-bottom hiphuggers covered with patches and whatnot I started working on in 1973.
Not that they fit anymore...

[Goldengrl]

12:11 AM on 11/16/2011

The bell bottoms back in the day were major big and oh so hip. Yes, like you I still have a pair of my favorite hip hugger bell bottoms from then but now I can only get them half way my thighs.

[LiberalLee]

12:30 PM on 11/16/2011

My niece borrowed mine for Halloween about 10 years back. The party's hostess was someone with an art gallery that showed a lot of craftwork. Offered her $2000 for the d*mn things on the spot! I'd embroidered, beaded, done knotwork on them and had even tiny patches from designer dress labels worked into them.
Took me years to do. Isn't more than about 15 square inches NOT covered with something.
Dang! But I wish I could still squeeze into them...
sigh
Maybe I'll just hang them on a wall the way they do fancy kimonos or something.

[invirginia]

06:24 PM on 11/15/2011

10 inches is about right. Anything bigger is just too big. Unless it's your birthday.

[anoise]

06:18 PM on 11/15/2011

I was rocking elephant bells in the 70s - those are hardly major.
She does look wonderful in them!

[thinkingwomanmillstone]

06:39 PM on 11/15/2011

These are minor compared to the fab bells we wore. Elephant bells, granny dresses, Nehru jackets....we looked MARVELOUS...just ask Fernando lamas(or Billy Chrystal)

[ECB]

05:59 PM on 11/15/2011

No they are not too big. BTW how about a "pantless " photo shoot ?

[eva belle]

05:28 PM on 11/15/2011

Always grinning.

[nermz345]

04:50 PM on 11/15/2011

they look cute on her... what's the big deal