YSL New Black Suede Cross Body Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
New Ysl black suede shoulder/cross body bag with lizard trim and silver tone hardware. shoulder
YSL New Black Suede Cross Body Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
New Ysl black suede shoulder/cross body bag with lizard trim and silver tone hardware. shoulder
YSL New Black Brushed Python Schoolbag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new black brushed python schoolbag. Top handle, buckle fastenings, an internal zipped pocket
YSL New Embroidered City Backpack Canvas
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new city backpack in ecru embroidered canvas and black leather trim. Front zip pocket
Ysl New Magenta Calfskin Shoulder Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new shoulder bag in magenta calfskin leather and silver tone hardware. Shoulder drop 18”/22
YSL New Beige Caviar Round Camera Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new beige caviar round camera bag with silver tone hardware. Exterior signature YSL logo
YSL New Brown Etched Leather Cross Body
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new brown etched leather cross body bag with tassel. Shoulder drop 22.5’. Comes with booklet
Ysl New Toile And Leather Flap Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This stunning Saint Laurent bag features a khaki multi-colored leather exterior with a rectangle shape and snap closure. The small size bag has a 10 3/4 in width, 6 1/2 in height, an...
YSL New Crossbody Palm Tree Print Green
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
and comes with a strap. Shoulder drop 19”. The hardware is in silver. Its new and comes with booklet
YSL New Yellow Drawstring Bag On Chain
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
serial number. Shoulder drop 21.5”. The bag is new and comes with the original dustcover.
YSL New Gold Mini Betty Cross Body Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new metallic gold mini Betty cross body evening bag. Calfskin with metallic gold hardware
YSL Black Suede Sequins Cross Body Bag NEW
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new black suede cross body bag with multicolor sequins beading, gold tone tassel
New Yves Saint Laurent YSL Resort 2012 Heels Wedge Pumps Sz 36
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent Brand New Runway Ad Heels Featured in the Resort 2012 video
Yves Saint Laurent Easy Y Metallic Gold Leather YSL Sac 57 Tote Bag, Brand New
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Mini Satchel Handbag Leather Gold 11.42x6.30x5.12in Very Light Weight bag
YSL New Brown Suede Fringe Tote
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new brown suede shoulder tote with fringe decoration. Shoulder drop 9.5". Comes with booklets
New Ysl Black Embroidered Bucket Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new in unused condition black velvet bucket bag. Embroidered exterior and black leather lining
YSL New Denim Carre Satchel Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Up for sale new YSL denim carre' satchel dusty blue denim and dark land. Brown suede trim and gold
YSL New Denim Carre Satchel Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Up for sale new YSL denim carre' satchel dusty blue denim and dark land. Brown suede trim and gold
YSL New Black Medium Loulou Ruthenium
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new medium loulou shoulder bag in black chevron quilted leather and ruthenium hardware
YSL Brown Barenia Tassel Crossbody Bag NEW
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brown barenia cross body bag with multicolor tassel. Shoulder drop 23.5. Comes with booklet and
YSL New Python Blue Crossbody/clutch Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new blue black python cross body bag, removable strap makes it wearable also as a clutch
Sold
H 8.27 in W 7.49 in D 3.15 in
new SAINT LAURENT Love Box red patent silver YSL logo heart box chain clutch bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new SAINT LAURENT Love Box red patent silver YSL logo heart box chain clutch bag Reference: TGAS
YSL New Black Suede Semi Precious Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL black suede cross body bag with gunmetal chain and semiprecious stone decor. Original retail
YSL New Silver Mini Heart Evening Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new silver leather heart shaped evening bag. Hard silver frame and snake chain strap
YSL New Black Tag Hobo Leather Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
new and comes with the original dustcover.
YSL New Black White Bandana 2 Way Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new black and white calfskin and cotton bandana handbag. Handles 3.5 ". Shoulder strap
YSL New Red Box Sac De Jour Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new red box leather sac de jour two way tote. Clochette, tirette, lock, 2 keys. Store retail
New YSL Wallet Enveloppe in black leather printed crocodile , BHW
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Stunning YSL Wallet On Chain (WOC) Enveloppe in black leather printed
Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) NEW Crocodile Embossed Top Handle Flap Shoulder Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Brand New Yves Saint Laurent top handle shoulder bag featuring nubuck leather
New YSL Pochette Cassandre classic shoulder bag in Grey leather, SHW
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Gorgeous Timeless YSL Cassandre classic silver chain adorned with Cassandre and
New YSL Pochette Cassandre classic shoulder bag in Pink leather, GHW
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Amazing Timeless YSL Pochette shoulder bag chain adorned with pink Cassandra
New YSL Pochette Cassandre classic shoulder bag in Black leather, GHW
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Gorgeous Timeless YSL Enveloppe Cassandre classic gold chain adorned
$5,196Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 40FR
S/S 1995 Thierry Mugler Plunging Taupe Satin Black Floral Lace Overlay Gown
By Thierry Mugler
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Manfred Mugler designed this divine black floral lace Thierry Mugler gown for his Spring/Summer 1995 "Raffia, etc." collection. This gorgeous floor-length gown is constructed with a ...
John Galliano Lace Cardigan and 2 Camisoles Set
By John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous cardigan and camisole set in black knit lace plus an additional matching red camisole all from John Galliano. The set consists of 2 flower pattern lace knit camisoles one ...
Dsquared2 Spring 2005 Christina Aguilera Runway Leather Vintage Mini Dress
By Dsquared2
Located in San Diego, CA
Christina Aguilera closed the runway show in 2005, strutting down the Dsquared2 Runway in this exact dress! Features brown leather stitches down the front, with contrasting tan leath...
BURBERRY PRORSUM black cotton GABERDINE TRENCH Coat Jacket 4 XXS
By Burberry
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Burberry Prorsum heritage trench coat is crafted from black gabardine, made of polyester (65%) and cotton (35%). It features iconic trench details such as epaulet...
Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Silk Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful silk dress in a pink and green geometric print from Dolce & Gabbana. The bodice is vertically boned, fitted through to the hips and has an attached matching pink adjusta...
1990s Vintage GUCCI Leather Tote Bag Black Medium
By Gucci
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage GUCCI tote bag is crafted of pigskin leather in black featuring black enameled hardware and rolled leather metallic handles. Top magnetic snap closure opens to a coated ...
$240
H 9.5 in W 2 in L 13 in
1990s Vintage GUCCI Nylon Bamboo Two-Way Briefcase Document Handbag Small Black
By Gucci
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage GUCCI Mini bamboo briefcase handbag is crafted of nylon and smooth calfskin leather in black featuring silver toned hardware and bamboo handles. Top zipper closure opens...
Gorgeous Iconic Thierry Mugler Gown SS1999 Evening Dress Silver Lucite Details
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Museum worthy collectors piece. Absolutely gorgeous documented Thierry Mugler dress, Spring Summer 1999 Collection. Documented on the runway as well as on the iconic portrait of Man...
Worn in Sex and The City 2, Iconic John Galliano Christian Dior Newsprint Dress
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is the Iconic John Galliano for Christian Dior Autumn/Winter 2000-2001 Newsprint Dress WORN by Sarah Jessica Parker and lent by Vintage Luxury N.Y. for Sex and the Cit...
Vintage 1960's Yves Saint Laurent Wool Coat UK 8 US 4
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nashville, TN
A rare and unique piece to behold, this original vintage 1960's Yves Saint Laurent Coat, Rendered in a cream wool and lined in silk, is just the piece to add to your couture collecti...
$569Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Black Lambskin Corset Bag Clutch
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Nice, FR
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage black lambskin soft leather bag that looks like a corset when unfolded. This bag features : - Gorgeous whalebones and stitching detail. - Black suede ...
Alexander McQueen New Fur Jacket 'ESHU' A/W 2000
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
An incredible rare black, shiny, soft, silky goat fur jacket from Alexander McQueen's F/W 2000 Eshu collection. It has a standup collar, V neckline, front fur hook closures and is li...
Pierre Balmain Couture Ballgown 1955 Iconic Gown Dress
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Berlin, BE
'La Robe Broderie À Ramages' PIERRE BALMAIN PARIS Made In France, ca.1955 Majestic evening gown in silk and cream satin with the most astonishing embroiderery by PIERRE BALMAIN Haut...
Thierry Mugler Couture FW 2001 Coat Red Black Angora Jacket Leather
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Extremely rare Thierry Mugler Couture coat. FW 2001 Collection. Pure angora coat, pointy black leather details. Femme fatale - elegant and sexy unique statement piece. Spectacular vi...
$6,830
Size: IT 44 - FR 40 - UK 12 - US 8
Alexander McQueen black double-breasted blazer mini dress with cut-out, ss 1998
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
▪ Alexander McQueen black blazer mini dress ▪ Double-breasted ▪ Nude nylon mesh cut-out panel ▪ Peak lapels ▪ 2 front flap pockets ▪ Padded shoulders ▪ New with tags ▪ IT 44 - FR...
Madame Grès Haute Couture 1956 Pleated Chartreuse Yellow Jersey Hellenic Gown
By Madame Gres
Located in Jersey City, NJ
A true relic of 20th-century fashion history, this original Madame Grès Haute Couture gown from 1956 embodies the sculptural elegance and technical mastery that define her legacy. Cr...
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.
An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bag — Birkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”
First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.
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When it comes to the legendary French design house, there is no substitute for true craftsmanship. Xupes shows us how to spot it.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.