1980s Yves Saint Laurent Khaki Wool Skirt Suit
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche khaki wool skirt suit. Jacket features shoulder pads that create a strong, statement shape. Jacket is slightly asymmetric with two middle and low...
Yves Saint Laurent Silk Summer Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Geneva, CH
Summer mood with this vintage YSL flower print dress ! This wrap-style piece is crafted in a refined silk and features a flattering V-neckline. Fully lined, the dress closes with a c...
Yves Saint Laurent Colorblock Skirt, Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yves Saint Laurent two tone color block cotton gabardine skirt. high waist. a line silhouette. ruffle & knife pleating. hidden hip pockets. side zip closure with hidden hook & eye. ...
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Blue Silk Check Lavalliere Blouse
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Blue silk check lavalliere blouse featuring an all-over check print, a front button fastening with attached lavalliere, and buttoned cuffs. Circa 1980s Compos...
Yves Saint Laurent Padded Chinese Satin Coat Ensemble
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent Chinese Padded Satin Coat Ensemble with quilted ruby satin lining. It has a flared tent shape with strong shoulder line, Haute Couture in inspiration with a padded...
1980s Rare YSL Yves Saint Laurent Camel Pelisse Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
1980s Rare Yves Saint Laurent camel pelisse coat featuring front hook opening, cotton outside, brown sheep fur finishing, an inside detachable brown sheep fur lining, braided finishi...
1987 Yves Saint Laurent Pink Cotton Braque Dove Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
Inspired by artist Georges Braque's dove lithographs and often sketched by Yves himself, the dove of peace has long been a signature motif of the Saint Laurent fashion house. Flying ...
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Saint Laurent Purple Crushed Velvet Plunge Wrap Dress YSL Runway, 1985
By Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
The 1980s and Yves Saint Laurent are an iconic pair. Capturing the 80s culture, YSL had a talent for designing for the everyday woman but also making sure that she stood out whether ...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Satin Pencil Skirt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Vivienne Westwood Black set, including a jacket with long sleeve and button fastening, and long asymmetrical skirt with zip fastening. *Skirt is pierced.
Yves Saint Laurent 1980s Majorelle Blue Suede & Leather Shoulder Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in NICE, FR
A rare and striking vintage Yves Saint Laurent shoulder bag, dating to circa the 1980s and distinguished by its exceptionally vibrant Majorelle blue suede exterior. The softly struc...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk and Cotton Vest
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
A very pretty vintage knitted vest by Yves Saint Laurent , Rive Gauche line. Made in France , the vest is 60 % , and 40 % cotton , perfect for Summer, and is an attractive duck egg b...
Vintage Saint Laurent red polkadot blouse and skirt ensemble
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Early 80s Yves Saint Laurent red, white and black polkadot silk twill blouse with puffy sleeves. slip on blouse ( no zipper) knife pleats skirt with pockets. Blouse fit size 2/4/6 Sm...
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Heart Mesh Link Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Heart Mesh Link Belt Measurements: Heart Buckle: 2.75 inches (7 cm) Oval Links: 1.45 inches (3.7 cm) Length: 27.95 inches (71 cm) Features: - 100% Au...
Forest green wool skirt suit YVES SAINT LAURENT Variation
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Forest green wool skirt suit . Satin lining. Shoulder pad. Button and buttonhole on the front and on the cuffs JACKET SIZE 40 SKIRT SIZE 38
Brown Belt by YVES SAINT LAURENT with metal accents
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
This belt is from the House of SAINT LAURENT. This 80s piece is made of brown suede leather. The buckle is made of ebony with 8 bronze round-shaped studs. On the inside of the belt, ...
Yves Saint Laurent Black, White and Red Silk Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Yves Saint Laurent - (Made in France) Black, white and red silk dress. Size 40FR. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Shoulder width: 37 cm - Chest: 5...
1980 Runway Documented Yves Saint Laurent Yellow Cotton Corset Top
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
This runway-documented top comes from Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche’s Spring/Summer 1980 collection, where variations of the fitted, button-front bustier with a flared peplum appear...
80s Yves Saint Laurent Couture Black Velvet Cocktail Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Couture Black Velvet Long sleeve cocktail dress. Bust: 40”/ waist: 30/ Hip: 40” /sleeve: 23”/ Dress length: 38”
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Orange High Necked Silk Blouse
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
This timeless silk shirt was designed by French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent during the 1980s but could conceivably be a bit later, say early 1990s. Made in France, it is crafted...
Yves Saint Laurent 1980s Polka Dot Dress & Brooch Set
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Make a Bold Statement with the Yves Saint Laurent 1980s Polka Dot Dress & Brooch Set! Introducing a striking ensemble from the 1980s, the Yves Saint Laurent Polka Dot Dress & Brooch ...
Yves Saint Laurent Checked Black White Wool Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage YSL coat/jacket from the" variation" collection with 2 pockets, 1 inside button and double brested buttons. Color : black/white Size is not marked, small to medium size US 8,...
Yves Saint Laurent Signature YSL Logo Black Silk Handkerchief
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent signature YSL logo black silk handkerchief with hand-rolled edges, measures 18 inches by 18 inches. Made in Italy.
Yves Saint Laurent Signature "Rainbow of Colors" Silk Scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent signature "Rainbow of Colors" of Lapis blue, yellow, warm tangerine and fuchsia, finished with hand-rolled edges. Made in France.
Yves Saint Laurent Multi-Color Polka Dot Silk Scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent signature multi-colors of grape, gray, white and blue polka dot silk scarf measures 15" x 54".
Yves Saint Laurent Bold Multi-Color Floral Silk Scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent wonderful multi-color floral print silk scarf is finished with hand-rolled edges and measures 34" x 34". Made in France.
Yves Saint Laurent Huge Bold Multicolor Silk Chiffon Scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent signature huge bold multi-color silk chiffon scarf measures 44" x 66" with hand-rolled finished edges.
Kaki green Tweed skirt-suit YVES SAINT LAURENT Variation
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Kaki green Tweed skirt-suit. Tweed composition: 80% wool, 16% polyester, 4% acrylic. Silk lining. Shoulder pad. Pocket on both side. Branded button and buttonhole closure on the midd...
Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Felt Wide Brim Hat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent wonderfully elegant and classic black wool felt wide brim hat measures 6 inches in height. The interior circumference measures 22 inches, exterior wide brim...
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Dark Grey Blazer
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Early 1980s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche blazer. Grey wool with interesting seaming to create a beautiful slightly fitted shape. Statement large striped wood buttons. Single button...
Yves Saint Laurent Cut Velvet Tunic and Pant Emsemble
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent, black, cut velvet, long sleeved, tunic with a solid velvet, wide leg pant. Tunic is extra long, having a jeweled neckline, with a cut velvet body and a band of so...
Exceptional Yves Saint Laurent Beaver Fur Coat c. 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
A Yves Saint Laurent beaver fur coat from the 1980s. The coat is in an oversized style and lined with 'YSL' monogram silk. No closure and hangs loosely. Brand new/unworn Fr 4...
Yves Saint Laurent Double-Layer Black Suede Wrap Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent's double-layered calfskin suede wrap belt is accented with a steel gun-metal hardware buckle. The belt measures 1 1/4" in width to 2 1/2" in width at the widest. ...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Bug Eye 1980 France Sunglasses
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Beautiful And Stylish Vintage Yves Saint Laurent 1980’S Bug Eyed Sunglasses. Spotless Pair Of Medium Brown Lenses.
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Jewelled Buckle Black Passementerie Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Jewelled Buckle Black Passementerie Belt Features: - 100% Authentic YVES SAINT LAURENT. - Black passementerie belt with colourful rhinestones embellis...
1980's YSL/Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Blazer
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1980's Yves Saint Laurent black cashmere and wool blazer with large flat black buttons and chic oversized pockets fitted through the waist. Classic blazer that can be worn casually, ...
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Variation Khaki Safari-Style Midi Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Charenton-le-pont, FR
An impeccably tailored piece from the 1980s, this Yves Saint Laurent Variation midi dress embodies the house's iconic safari-chic aesthetic. Crafted in a rich khaki hue, it features ...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk Violet Bustier Dress, 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Vintage Yves Saint Laurent silk bustier violet dress with a small drapery in front. Edition Soir. The inner corset tightly fixes the bustier on the chest. Fastens with a ...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche silk floral "Bow" blouse
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
This Multicolored Yves Saint Laurent Floral blouse are in shades of tangerines, yellows, greens & golds on a black backdrop. The material is French crepe de chine. The neck has a ext...
Yves Saint Laurent Red Brocade Jacket with Enamel Buttons
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Yves Saint Laurent Red Brocade Jacket w/ Enamel Buttons - 42 This vintage jacket is in excellent condition. There is some discoloration near the back of the collar but other than t...
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Black Rhinestone Cat Eye Sunglasses c1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Black Rhinestone Cat Eye Sunglasses c1980s in excellent condition. measurements: 5.75"x2"x5" arm length
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Ivory colour Crepe Top
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
A chic and versatile vintage top by Yves Saint Laurent rive Gauche line. In an ivory colour, the top has a round neckline with detail on the sleaves. Size 42 , Measurements Bust up ...
Yves Saint Laurent Iconic "Russian Collection" Brushed Navy Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent wonderful iconic "Russian Collection" jacket in brushed navy wool is accented with woven black cord throughout. The front has two patch pockets. There are ...
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Red Rhinestone Cat eye Sunglasses c1980
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Red Rhinestone Cat eye Sunglasses c1980 in excellent condition. measurements: 5.75" x 2.125" x 5" arm length
An Yves Saint Laurent Couture Velvet Evening Dress, Fall 1982
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toulon, FR
Fall 1982 France An evening Couture dress from the 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Fall Collection. Slashed train dress with anthracite gray velvet and silver lurex. Bust and hips finely ple...
S/S 1983 Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Runway Ad Black 'Le Smoking' Tuxedo Dress
By Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This iconic black "Le Smoking" tuxedo dress from Saint Laurent Rive Gauche's Spring/Summer 1983 collection features a classic double-breasted silhouette, satin peak lapels, and struc...
Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche silk leopard print dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent silk crepe de chine leopard print dress. On the front, there is a 'off-centered front fold-over slit (17 1/2 inches;) 3 3/4 inches; wide over flap. Back center zip...
Black shiny jersey evening dress YVES SAINT LAURENT Variation
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black shiny polyester jersey evening dress. Gather along the sleeve. Wrap on the top. Elastic band on the waist. Split on the bottom on left side, lenght = 30cm Thin Shoulder pad. S...
1987 Yves Saint Laurent Documented Strapless Black Column Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
This show-stopper of a gown from Yves Saint Laurent dates back to 1987. A truly stunning strapless dress that could easily become your go-to black evening dress, it is in the details...
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Mantella Anni 80 color cammello Yves Saint Laurent mai utilizzata
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Basaluzzo, IT
Mantella Yves Saint Laurent con colletto e chiusura un bottone. Color cammello, perfetta con tutti gli outfit, adatta a diverse taglie. Rifiniture bordate, mai utlizzata Taglia 38 f...
Saint Laurent 1980s Color Block Straw Cap
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This hat is serving all the 80s vibes! Circa 1980s, this YSL glossy straw hat features a contrasting vibrant green cap and a large deep pink brim. Perfect for the poolside or to spic...
1980s Saint Laurent Multi Color Floral Silk Blouse
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche blue, purple and green floral print long sleeve blouse. Label marked size 40
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Pink Linen Top
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in London, GB
A pretty pink vintage top by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. The top has a scoop neckline and double layer cap sleaves. Size 38 Measurements: Bust up to 37'', length 21''
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1980s Yves Saint Laurent RG wool skirt
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Port Hope, ON
A lovely skirt with a nice weight and double stitched seams. The skirt comes below the knee and has a high waist.
Documented 1982 Yves Saint Laurent multicolor striped dress
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
When Yves Saint Laurent visited Morocco for the first time in 1966 it changed his life forever. Struck by its beauty he immediately acquired a house in Marrakech and stayed there at ...
Yves Saint Laurent New Studded Suede Gloves
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Geneva, CH
Unusual, never worn 80’s YSL black gloves, probably a prototype or a runway model, with gold metal pyramid studs which are enhancing the forearms. Unlined, the size is approximately ...
Yves Saint Laurent vintage light blue silk cropped jacket from the 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Genova, IT
YSL Short Light Blue Silk Jacket ABOUT Yves Saint Laurent designed this short silk jacket in cyan blue. A bolero jacket perfect for a formal occasion, featuring a collar, a single ...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent , Rive Gauche Floral Top
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
A pretty and easy to wear vintage top by Yves Saint Laurent , Rive Gauche . The top has a white background with a blue, grey and brown floral print. Size 36 Measurements: Bust up to ...
F/W 1985 Saint Laurent Black Velvet Corseted Strapless Button Up Top FR 38
By Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From the Saint Laurent’s Fall/Winter 1985 collection by Yves Saint Laurent, this strapless top is crafted from plush black velvet and features a corset-inspired silhouette with a scu...
Yves Saint Laurent Silk Scarf Blue and Red Abstract 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Yves Saint Laurent Bold Silk Crepe de Chine Multi-Color Abstract Scarf 1980s. Yves Saint Laurent wonderful bold multi-color bold abstract silk crepe de chine scarf. Mondrian style po...
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Wrinkled Copper Disc Link Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Wrinkled Copper Disc Link Belt Measurements: Height: 2.08 inches (5.3 cm) Total Length: 38.18 inches (97 cm) adjustable Features: - 100% Authentic YV...
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.
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