Vintage orange tag Levi denim Traditional boot cut 517 jeans 14.5 inch waist 31 inseam In 1969 the 517 orange tab Jean was first created it is slim through the thighs, but widens out at the knee. This solved the problem for boot wearers, so the Jean would fit comfortably over a boot. This took over in the hippie culture and that flare began to become bigger and bigger and became what we know now as bell bottoms. Orange tab Levi’s were only made from 1969-1990s Size 29/30