Yves Saint Laurent Encore Vintage S/S 1995 Royal Blue Gold Hearts Jacket Suit
About the Item
- Designer:
- Brand:
- Dimensions:Marked Size: FR44 (EU)Bust: 40 in (101.6 cm)Waist: 37 in (93.98 cm)Hip: 42 in (106.68 cm)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Jersey City, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3222221855372
Yves Saint Laurent
French designer Yves Saint Laurent pioneered “cross-design” in fashion, taking inspiration from street trends to modernize haute couture.
Saint Laurent was the first to launch a ready-to-wear label, YSL Rive Gauche Prêt-à-Porter. He was the first couturier to open boutiques for both men and women. Using traditional menswear fabrics and designs for women, Saint Laurent also literally cross-dressed, giving men and women alike chic pant suits, elegant tuxedo jackets and urban safari gear.
By blurring gender-specific design, Saint Laurent empowered individual style while creating a scissor-sharp fashion aesthetic of sensual ease and beauty. Many of his designs are today considered timeless classics. Saint Laurent also consistently used Black models, like Mounia, Iman and Naomi Campbell, and he drew endless inspiration from different ethnicities and cultures, in no small part because of his Algerian roots.
Born to French parents in Oran, Algeria, in 1936, Saint Laurent went to Paris at age 17 to study fashion at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Just two years later, in 1955, his remarkable sketches were shown to Christian Dior, then the world’s reigning couturier, who hired him immediately.
Surprisingly soon thereafter, Dior publicly chose Saint Laurent as his successor, which sadly proved prescient when the fashion legend died unexpectedly, in 1957. A mere slip of a youth, the 21-year-old Saint Laurent was nevertheless up to the challenge. He shook the traditional couture clientele to its core with youthful silhouettes and styles like the A-line trapeze dress that hung with seeming effortlessness from the shoulders, the antithesis of the pinched waists and molded skirts that had been all the rage after the deprivations of World War II.
After a mandated spell in the torturous French military, Saint Laurent suffered a nervous breakdown and was dismissed by Dior in 1962. Out of the ashes rose the Age of Yves. With Pierre Bergé, his then-lover who became his lifelong business partner and friend, the designer founded Yves Saint Laurent YSL to encompass prêt-à-porter, or ready-to-wear. In 1966, they opened the first YSL Rive Gauche women’s boutique in Paris, followed soon thereafter by YSL Rive Gauche for men. Saint Laurent had given birth to a global brand.
His revolutionary Mondrian mini dress from 1965 is a core element of his fashion biography. It is a prime example of how Saint Laurent, an avid art lover and collector, looked to painters, from Goya to Picasso, Ingres to Matisse, for inspiration.
With its pure lines and hues, Mondrian’s ground-breaking 1935 color-block painting Composition C transmutes beautifully into a dress that is highly valued by collectors of contemporary fashion and widely copied commercially to this day. The design is the epitome of Saint Laurent’s aesthetic, requiring a meticulous hand-piecing of each color block so that, despite the body’s curves, the visual plane is as flat as a canvas when the garment is worn. Mondrian’s purity met its match in Saint Laurent.
“I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style,” Saint Laurent said four years before retiring, in 2002. After a long period of ill health, he died at his home in Paris on June 1, 2008.
Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage Yves Saint Laurent evening dresses, shirts, handbags and other clothing and accessories today on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Jersey City, NJ
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 1 day of delivery.
- Gianni Versace Couture Vintage F/W 1994 Black Medusa Belted Jacket Skirt SuitBy Gianni Versace CoutureLocated in Jersey City, NJIntroducing an exquisite skirt suit from Gianni Versace's coveted Fall/Winter 1994 collection. Crafted from exquisite black wool interwoven with shimmering silver threads and adorned...Category
1990s Skirt Suits
- Chanel Vintage Spring/Summer 1991 Pink Multicolor Watercolor Print JumpsuitBy ChanelLocated in Jersey City, NJThis statement-making multicolor jumpsuit seen on Linda Evangelista is from Chanel's Spring/Summer 1991 collection and features an allover watercolor print. Made from thick spandex, ...Category
2010s French Jumpsuits
- Chanel Vintage Spring/Summer 1995 Parisian Red Gold Belted 95P Jacket Skirt SuitBy ChanelLocated in Jersey City, NJIntroducing a timeless 3-piece skirt suit from Chanel's Spring/Summer 1995 collection, affectionately known as the "Barbie collection" among collectors. This classy ensemble features...Category
1990s French Skirt Suits
- Chanel Vintage Haute Couture SS1997 White Ecru Black Raspberry Tweed Jacket SuitBy ChanelLocated in Jersey City, NJThe Chanel Haute Couture suit from the Spring 1997 collection is a remarkable piece of fashion that embodies sophistication and revolution. C...Category
1990s French Skirt Suits
- Chanel Vintage Spring/Summer 1992 Green Tweed CC Jacket Skirt SuitBy ChanelLocated in Jersey City, NJIntroducing a rare gem from Chanel's Spring/Summer 1992 collection: an exquisite apple green tweed suit. This ensemble consists of an open-front jacket and a high-waisted knee-length...Category
1990s French Skirt Suits
- Rare Chanel Vintage F/W 1987 Karl Black White Pearl X Tweed Jacket Skirt SuitBy ChanelLocated in Jersey City, NJRare collectible suit from Chanel Fall/Winter 1987 collection by Karl Lagerfeld. This classy boxy LBJ and a matching pencil skirt are made of black tweed boucle with white X cross pa...Category
1980s French Skirt Suits
- Christian Dior by John Galliano gunmetal grey corseted skirt suit, ss 2004By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian DiorLocated in London, GBChristian Dior by John Galliano gunmetal grey skirt suit. Ruched jacket with black tulle halter neck, buckled cuffs, twisted sleeves, padded shoulders a...Category
Early 2000s French Skirt Suits
- GIANNI VERSACE a two piece ensemble, jacket and leggings, in silk cady and lycraBy Gianni VersaceLocated in Montgomery, TXGIANNI VERSACE a two piece ensemble, jacket and leggings, in silk cady and lycra Spring/summer 1991 Was auctioned in 2001 on Sotheby's in NYC. Sotheby's auction item...Category
1990s Italian Trouser Pant Suits
- 1960's Lee Hano Leopard 3 Piece Skirt SuitLocated in Toronto, OntarioLady-like 3 piece washed look leopard wool suit with matching sleeveless chiffon printed top. All three pieces work well on their own or as a chic se...Category
1960s American Skirt Suits
- 1970's Malcolm Charles Orange and White Houndstooth JumpsuitLocated in Toronto, OntarioFun 1970's Malcolm Charles polyester jumpsuit with an orange and white houndstooth print. Natural beige undyed macrame detail at waist with white and orange beads and embellishment. ...Category
1970s American Jumpsuits
- 1960's Ulrique Cream Coat & Dress EnsembleLocated in Toronto, OntarioBeautiful coat, dress ensemble from the 1960's designed by the French label Ulrique. All three pieces are cut from a monochromatic white wool brocade. The coat features bracelet leng...Category
1960s French Dress and Coat Ensembles
- Gucci by Tom Ford monogram canvas and leather pant suit, fw 2000By Tom Ford for Gucci, GucciLocated in London, GBGucci by Tom Ford; monogram canvas and tan leather pant suit. Flared high-rise pants with leather waist band and zip closure attaching both legs together....Category
1990s Italian Trouser Pant Suits
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
How to Spot a Fake YSL Bag
Counterfeiters know that savvy fashionistas cherish YSL bags. Learn how to tell if yours is the real deal. Of course, you don't have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where every seller is highly vetted.
Quiet Luxury May Be Trending, but These Famous Interiors Prove That Quality and Quirk Endure
Because truly timeless design requires personal vision, transcendent taste, real fortitude and top-notch objects, even if the wider world hasn’t caught on yet.