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Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Cocktail Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Cocktail Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Cocktail Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Sharon, CT

A beautiful YSL Rive Gauche Paris, France black cocktail dress, with a silk belt with a large

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent RIve Gauche Cocktail dress
Yves Saint Laurent RIve Gauche Cocktail dress

Yves Saint Laurent RIve Gauche Cocktail dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, black faille cocktail dress, having satin edging detail and a

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Blue sequin and lace dress with black ruffles SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE
Blue sequin and lace dress with black ruffles SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE

Blue sequin and lace dress with black ruffles SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Blue sequin and lace dress with black silk organza ruffles. Zip closure on the left side. SIZE 38

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1980s European Cocktail Dresses

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Cocktail Dress
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Cocktail Dress

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Cocktail Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

A chic vintage cocktail dress by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. The dress has a v neckline, button

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Fall 1986 YSL Rive Gauche Black and Fuchsia Patterned Velvet Dress
Fall 1986 YSL Rive Gauche Black and Fuchsia Patterned Velvet Dress

Fall 1986 YSL Rive Gauche Black and Fuchsia Patterned Velvet Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Toronto, Ontario

YSL Rive Gauche Black and Fuchsia patterned velvet dress from the Fall 1986 collection. The same

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1980s French Maxi Dress

Black velvet and purple silk taffetas evening dress SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche
Black velvet and purple silk taffetas evening dress SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche

Black velvet and purple silk taffetas evening dress SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Black velvet and purple silk taffetas evening dress with taffetas belt. Acetate lining. Zip closure

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1980s French Evening Dresses

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent ' Rive Gauche ' Black Silk Russian Collection Dress
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent ' Rive Gauche ' Black Silk Russian Collection Dress

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent ' Rive Gauche ' Black Silk Russian Collection Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful and flattering vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 'Rive Gauche’ black silk ruffle dress

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Late 20th Century French Cocktail Dresses

Black velvet cocktail dress with balloon bottom Saint Laurent Rive Gauche FW1988
Black velvet cocktail dress with balloon bottom Saint Laurent Rive Gauche FW1988

Black velvet cocktail dress with balloon bottom Saint Laurent Rive Gauche FW1988

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Black velvet cocktail dress with balloon bottom. The fabric composition tag has been cut but the

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

1993 YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche black wool RUNWAY dress with lace up back
1993 YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche black wool RUNWAY dress with lace up back

1993 YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche black wool RUNWAY dress with lace up back

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Jet-black wool dress from Saint Laurent’s 1993 resort collection, as shown on the runway that

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1990s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent 1970s YSL Rive Gauche Black Red Diamond Print Silk 70s Dress
Yves Saint Laurent 1970s YSL Rive Gauche Black Red Diamond Print Silk 70s Dress

Yves Saint Laurent 1970s YSL Rive Gauche Black Red Diamond Print Silk 70s Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in San Diego, CA

Chic late 70s YVES SAINT LAURENT silk dress and matching sash ! Features rounded diamond prints in red and cream. Hidden metal zipper up the side. Included sash can be worn as a belt...

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1970s French Cocktail Dresses

Grey silk taffeta shirt and skirt evening ensemble SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE
Grey silk taffeta shirt and skirt evening ensemble SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE

Grey silk taffeta shirt and skirt evening ensemble SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Grey silk taffeta shirt and skirt evening ensemble. with ruffles. Hidden button and buttonhole closure on the middle front + on the cuffs. Fabric belt on the waist of the skirt. Sh...

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1980s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche dress in lurex lamé with checks Circa 1990
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche dress in lurex lamé with checks Circa 1990

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche dress in lurex lamé with checks Circa 1990

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1990 France Lurex lamé cocktail dress by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche dating from the 1990s

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1990s French Day Dresses

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Purple Silk Blouse and Maxi Skirt Ensemble, 1990s
Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Purple Silk Blouse and Maxi Skirt Ensemble, 1990s

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Purple Silk Blouse and Maxi Skirt Ensemble, 1990s

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Classic 1990s Yves Saint Laurent aubergine ruffle silk blouse and maxi skirt set. Skirt has silk sash belt attached ( it can be removed). Perfect for cocktail party ensemble. blouse ...

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1990s French Summer Dresses

1974 YVES SAINT LAURENT black jersey RUNWAY gown with soutache trim
1974 YVES SAINT LAURENT black jersey RUNWAY gown with soutache trim

1974 YVES SAINT LAURENT black jersey RUNWAY gown with soutache trim

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Moroccan-inspired designs from the mid-1970's. This black maxi dress was shown on the runway in 1974 and

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1970s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche silk leopard print dress
Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche silk leopard print dress

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...

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Tom Ford Black White Plunging Cleavage Cut Out Gown Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Tom Ford Black White Plunging Cleavage Cut Out Gown Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Tom Ford Black White Plunging Cleavage Cut Out Gown Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Sexy and highly collectible museum quality vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL by TOM FORD black and

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Early 2000s French Evening Gowns

Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Fall 2003 Runway Black Silk Chiffon Gown Size 38
Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Fall 2003 Runway Black Silk Chiffon Gown Size 38

Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Fall 2003 Runway Black Silk Chiffon Gown Size 38

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Sensational collectible vintage Fall 2003 YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche by TOM FORD black silk

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Early 2000s French Evening Gowns

1980s Yves Saint Laurent/YSL Black Cocktail Dress
1980s Yves Saint Laurent/YSL Black Cocktail Dress

1980s Yves Saint Laurent/YSL Black Cocktail Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Toronto, Ontario

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche jet black cut velvet cocktail dress. Asymmetrical neckline

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

1971 Yves Saint Laurent Black and Red Lip Dress with Original Flower
1971 Yves Saint Laurent Black and Red Lip Dress with Original Flower

1971 Yves Saint Laurent Black and Red Lip Dress with Original Flower

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Toronto, Ontario

exhibitions. The dress is a black crepe rayon with contrasting all over red lip print. The v neckline is

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1970s French Cocktail Dresses

S/S 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Runway Jaguar Print Chiffon Wrap Gown
S/S 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Runway Jaguar Print Chiffon Wrap Gown

S/S 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Runway Jaguar Print Chiffon Wrap Gown

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting an incredible jaguar print, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche's backless gown designed by

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Early 2000s French Evening Gowns

Yves Saint Laurent Black Silk Hooded Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Black Silk Hooded Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Black Silk Hooded Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Studio City, CA

1990s Yves Saint Laurent dramatic black silk dress with hood that can be worn up or down. Features

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Late 20th Century French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Yves Saint Laurent Runway Fall 2006 Black Caviar Sequin Evening Dress - Size 38
Yves Saint Laurent Runway Fall 2006 Black Caviar Sequin Evening Dress - Size 38

Yves Saint Laurent Runway Fall 2006 Black Caviar Sequin Evening Dress - Size 38

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Yves Saint Laurent Runway Fall 2006 Black Caviar Sequin Evening Dress - Size 38 This YSL Runway

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Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1988 Black One-Shoulder Textured Bow Dress Vintage YSL
Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1988 Black One-Shoulder Textured Bow Dress Vintage YSL

Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1988 Black One-Shoulder Textured Bow Dress Vintage YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche 1980s YSL cocktail dress One-shoulder black dress Sculptural bow dress Vintage

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1980s Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Sexy Two Piece Black Velvet Cocktail Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Sexy Two Piece Black Velvet Cocktail Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Sexy Two Piece Black Velvet Cocktail Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New Hope, PA

Yves Saint Laurent designed this sexy two piece black velvet and black faille dress with a halter

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Cocktail Dress with Diamanté Detail
Yves Saint Laurent Cocktail Dress with Diamanté Detail

Yves Saint Laurent Cocktail Dress with Diamanté Detail

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent, rive gauche, black, satin back crêpe, shift, having a high v neckline and open

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent One Shoulder Cocktail Dress
Yves Saint Laurent One Shoulder Cocktail Dress

Yves Saint Laurent One Shoulder Cocktail Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, one shoulder, black matellase, cocktail dress having a subtle

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1970s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent vintage bustier dress, 1980s
Yves Saint Laurent vintage bustier dress, 1980s

Yves Saint Laurent vintage bustier dress, 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent vintage bustier dress Size – FR38 Length – 70 cm Armpit to armpit – 38 cm Waist – 60 cm (the fabric stretches) Hips – 86 cm (the fabric stretches) Fabric – 6...

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2002 Black Sequin Embellished Dress Fr. 38
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2002 Black Sequin Embellished Dress Fr. 38

Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2002 Black Sequin Embellished Dress Fr. 38

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Montgomery, TX

Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Evening Embellished Dress F/W 2002 Collection - Very

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Early 2000s French Evening Dresses

NWT F/W 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Sheer Black Chiffon Poets Dress
NWT F/W 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Sheer Black Chiffon Poets Dress

NWT F/W 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Sheer Black Chiffon Poets Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This Yves Saint Laurent black sheer chiffon poet dress from Fall/Winter 2002, designed by Tom Ford

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Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

1998 YVES SAINT LAURENT black draped strapless RUNWAY dress with lace
1998 YVES SAINT LAURENT black draped strapless RUNWAY dress with lace

1998 YVES SAINT LAURENT black draped strapless RUNWAY dress with lace

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Yves Saint Laurent strapless cocktail dress from 1998 as seen on the fall runway. Made in black

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1990s French Mini Dress

F/W 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Black Silk Tulle Plunging Runway Dress
F/W 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Black Silk Tulle Plunging Runway Dress

F/W 2002 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Black Silk Tulle Plunging Runway Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a fabulous black pleated Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche dress, designed by Tom Ford

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Early 2000s French Cocktail Dresses

F/W 2004 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Black Mink Accented Midi Dress
F/W 2004 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Black Mink Accented Midi Dress

F/W 2004 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Black Mink Accented Midi Dress

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a fabulous black quilted Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche midi dress, designed by Tom Ford

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Early 2000s French Cocktail Dresses

F/W 2002 Vintage Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Black Leather Velvet Dress 36-4
F/W 2002 Vintage Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Black Leather Velvet Dress 36-4

F/W 2002 Vintage Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Black Leather Velvet Dress 36-4

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Montgomery, TX

Vintage Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Embellished Dress - Super Rare !!! F/W

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Dresses

S/S 2001 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Pleated Black Silk Skirt Top Set
S/S 2001 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Pleated Black Silk Skirt Top Set

S/S 2001 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Pleated Black Silk Skirt Top Set

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a ruffled Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche skirt set designed by Tom Ford for his first

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Early 2000s French Cocktail Dresses

Vintage Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2002 Black Leather Velvet Dress  S
Vintage Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2002 Black Leather Velvet Dress  S

Vintage Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2002 Black Leather Velvet Dress S

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Montgomery, TX

Vintage Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Embellished Dress - Super Rare !!! F/W

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Early 2000s Italian Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Tom Ford Spring 2002 Runway Black Silk Vest Top + Skirt YSL
Yves Saint Laurent Tom Ford Spring 2002 Runway Black Silk Vest Top + Skirt YSL

Yves Saint Laurent Tom Ford Spring 2002 Runway Black Silk Vest Top + Skirt YSL

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in San Diego, CA

Rare vintage TOM FORD for YVES SAINT LAURENT Spring / Summer 2002 runway vest and skirt ensemble ! Military safari style vest features zipper up the front with pockets throughout. Sk...

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Early 2000s French Cocktail Dresses

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Rive Gauche Black Gown For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary rive gauche black gown for your needs in our varied inventory. Black is a pretty popular color, but we also have Brown, Pink, Gray and more in stock now. You’re likely to find the perfect rive gauche black gown among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Making an accessory such as this has likely been a part of the legacy of many fashion designers, but those produced by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent and Tom Ford are consistently popular. If you’re browsing our inventory for these accessories, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men and unisex.

How Much is a Rive Gauche Black Gown?

Prices for a rive gauche black gown can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $331 and can go as high as $50,000, while, on average they fetch $1,292.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche for sale on 1stDibs

Visionary French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent was the first to launch a ready-to-wear label, YSL Rive Gauche Prêt-à-Porter. The inaugural Rive Gauche boutique — a modern shop in Paris’s bustling, bohemian Left Bank district — offered stylish garments and accessories that were intended to be affordable for a younger generation of fashion enthusiasts. The store featured Mies van der Rohe chairs and played host to actor Catherine Deneuve during its grand opening.

Saint Laurent pioneered “cross-design” in fashion, taking inspiration from street trends to modernize haute couture. He was the first couturier to open boutiques for both men and women. Using traditional menswear fabrics and designs for women, he also literally cross-dressed, giving men and women alike chic pant suits, elegant tuxedo jackets and urban safari gear. By blurring gender-specific design, he 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 — Rive Gauche is French for “left bank” — followed soon thereafter by YSL Rive Gauche for men. Ready-to-wear materialized during a period of dynamic transformation and experimentation and came to dominate the Paris fashion scene. 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.

The vintage YSL Rive Gauche clothing for sale on 1stDibs includes evening dresses and gowns, jackets, shoes, handbags and other items.

Finding the Right Evening-dresses for You

With entire museum exhibitions dedicated to examining fashion designers and their creations, we’re finally recognizing that costuming is art. Evening dresses over time have conveyed specific statements about social class, position and beliefs. Fashion is a powerful means of self-expression, and sophisticated vintage evening dresses and gowns by our favorite couturier play no small role in making us feel wonderful but, perhaps more importantly, making us feel like ourselves.

In the 16th century, dresses and gowns were so important that England's Queen Elizabeth I defined rules about what dresses women could wear — guidance included long skirts and fitted bodices. Forward-thinking designers have responded to this history.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel reimagined traditionally masculine garments for feminine shapes, and her elegant evening dresses and gowns promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by layers of fabric. Christian Dior's gowns celebrated luxury and femininity in the late 1940s — and gave to women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of the war. French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent introduced innovative and highly coveted dress designs in the 1960s while at the same time challenging sexist stereotypes about which members of society could wear tuxedos.

Works by unconventional British designer John Galliano — featured in houses like Givenchy and Dior — redefined limits that dressmakers faced in terms of material, construction and vision during the late 20th century. From his embroidered absinthe-green Oscars gown for actress Nicole Kidman to the iconic sleeveless Dior newspaper dress that Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw made famous, Galliano’s intricate and multifaceted work is reliably collectible and newsworthy

Today’s designers target an increasingly broad audience with their boundary-crossing work, and their tendency to play off of each other’s ideas means that every walk down the runway is also a walk through an entire history of fashion design and dress craftsmanship.

Whether you gravitate toward backless maxi dresses or silk charmeuse gowns by Alexander McQueen or embellished, ruffled floral-print designs by Chloe or Versace, there is an extraordinary collection of vintage and designer evening dresses and gowns waiting for you on 1stDibs.