Bell Bottoms How do you feel about bell bot- toms? Did you wear them back in the '60s and vowed never again? Brace yourself because if what we hear is true, bellbottoms are on their way back! Remember, more than 20 years have gone by and there's a whole new generation that never experienced the experience TAT() years ago, in Europe, there was some indication that bell bottoms might happen again. But even Marithe and Francois Girbaud, whose greatest successes have come from their interpretation of street fashion, backed away. What did happen was a greater acceptance of a wider, fuller leg and the return of the palazzo pant. Now the trend-spotters have reported seeing bell bottoms in the all-night jazz clubs in London. They call them "flares: They've surfaced in Canada and have been seen in some of the trendiest discos in New York and Los Angeles. There's even an army-navy surplus store down in Galveston, Texas, and the owner has been buying Seafarer jeans (Navy issue work jeans) and selling them in indigo and black overdyes to punk rockers and bikers. Recently, two former employees of Landlubber leased the name from the Boston company that made it all hap- pen back in '68. They are getting ready to introduce the '90s version of that famous silhouette. They want to show today's trendy teens what they missed. Carole Little's Coin and Tassel prin of 100% rayon. Available in misses and petites. Petite Power Isu m misses & misses petites contemporary fashions Harvard Row Mall 11 Mile at Lahser 354-4650 Store Hours: Doily 10-6 38 STYLE Thursday 'til 8 The last thing the petite woman wants to hear is how "cute" she looks. Women under 5' 4" are speaking up in a big way, according to Spiegel, the catalog retailer that produces two special issues a year aimed spe- cifically at the petite market. "The petite woman wants to be taken seriously, not to be treated like a little girl," says Janet Koehn, Spiegel's fashion director. Sharing their guidelines, the fashion consultants at Spiegel offer the fol- lowing tip for petite women to remember when choosing clothes. • Pay attention to scale and propor- tion. If you like checks, go for an elegant houndstooth, instead of a buf- falo check.