Vintage L.E.I. Riding Wear Purple High-Rise Jeans Women Size 7 USA Made

These aren’t Levi’s at all. They are l.e.i. (Life Energy Intelligence) jeans, a brand created in the early 1990s by Jones Apparel Group. The brand was popular through the late 1990s and early 2000s, especially for women’s and juniors’ jeans, colorful denim, and trendy cuts.

The “Made in USA” tag plus the style of branding indicates these are early production — likely mid-1990s to very early 2000s. After that, most l.e.i. production shifted overseas.

Colored denim (purple) was especially popular in the 90s/Y2K fashion cycle.

Your jeans were almost certainly manufactured between 1993 and 2001, before l.e.i. stopped most U.S. production.

Measurements (approx., laid flat & doubled where needed)
• Waist: 26.5 in (13.25” flat)
• Inseam: 31.5 in
• Outseam: 42.25 in
• Leg Opening (circ.): 15 in (7.5” flat)
• Front Rise: ~14.5 in
• Back Rise: ~15
Rare purple USA-made denim, sturdy cotton, high-rise 14.5” fit, and collectible L.E.I. Riding Wear branding.
Light vintage wear