Rare Levi shorts?

[Charlotte Gill]

I can not find any info on the internet besides the orange tab signifying they are from the 1960-70s does anyone have any info on these or a style name even?

 

[Flannery Crane]

These look 1970s to me, but maybe someone with more Expertise can say more...

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

I agree with Joy, they look 70s to me, as well. The high waist, the wide waistband, the rainbow stripes all say 70s. However, I wouldn't use the word rare to describe them: there may not be any like them online right now, but that doesn't mean they're rare.

btw, did you check the hems? does it look like they were altered? I would imagine that originally they were full length jeans. maybe a stove pipe cut.

 

[bycinbyhand]

I know these! My bff in high school wore them. 1976 approx. They were, as Mary says, long pants or culottes and stove pipe legs, and somewhere along the way, someone cut them to shorts length.

 

[Jonathan]

They look mid 70s to me too - especially with the rainbow stitching. They aren't really culottes - could you call them skorts? If its pre 1971 there a big E in the Levi's label - or does that only true with 501's?

 

[bycinbyhand]

They look mid 70s to me too - especially with the rainbow stitching. They aren't really culottes - could you call them skorts? If its pre 1971 there a big E in the Levi's label - or does that only true with 501's?

For clarity's sake... I didn't mean to say that these were or were not culottes but that in the day they were made in pants OR they were made in culottes. 2 different styles available. They both could come with a matching vest. Sorry for the confusion there.