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Yves Saint Laurent Arty Ring YSL Turquoise Statement Gold Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Berlin, BE
the Yves Saint Laurent legacy.
In a stunning display of vintage opulence, the YSL Arty ring embodies a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Fashion Rings
Vintage YSL Gold Massive Blue Multicolour Stone Arty Ring in Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in PUTNEY, NSW
The YSL (Yves Saint Laurent) Arty Ring, also known as the YSL Arty Ovale Ring, is a popular and
Category
1990s European Etruscan Revival Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Statement Enamel Ring, Size 4
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Statement Enamel Ring, Size 4, Gold Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Blue Arty Dots Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in beverly hills, CA
Yves Saint Laurent YSL “Arty Dots” ring by Stefano Pilati in antique gold tone metal set with blue
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Yves Saint Laurent Massive Jewelled Arty Cuff Bracelet
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT massive ARTY gold toned ribbed texture cuff bracelet embellished with hard
Category
20th Century French Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Gilt Metal
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Arty Pink Cabochon Ruthenium Tone Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT ruthenium tone Arty ring featuring a pink glass cabochon.
Embossed YVES SAINT
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Fashion Rings
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Arty White Marbled Cabochon Ruthenium Tone Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT ruthenium tone Arty ring featuring a marbled white glass cabochon.
Embossed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Fashion Rings
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Ruby Cabochon Openwork Interlinked Bracelet
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage 1980s Clear Ruby Red Cabochon Crystals Openwork Interlinked
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Retro Bracelets
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Amethyst Purple Cabochon Black Silver Cuff Bracelet
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Unisex Amethyst Purple Black Oval Cabochon Crystal Monderist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cluster Swirl Flower Silver Modernist Cuff Bracelet
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Cluster Swirl Flower Modernist Elegant Bangle Cuff Bracelet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Modern Bracelets
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Glow Chunky Quilted Gold Bangle Bracelet
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Textured Glow Chunky Quilted Monderist Bangle Cuff
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bangles
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Turquoise Cabochon Statement Chunky Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Turquoise Cabochon Statement Chunky Ring, Size 6, Gold Plated
Good
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Cabochon Enamel Statement Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Onyx Black Cabochon Enamel Statement Chunky Cocktail Modernist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Teal Turquoise Chunky Gold Tone Ring Enamel Stones
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent gold tone ring with teal enamel stone decoration, circa 2000. Ring is a
Category
Early 2000s French Baroque Fashion Rings
Materials
Base Metal
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Turquoise Statement Enamel Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Turquoise Statement Enamel Stone Chunky Ring, Size 6, Gold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cluster Swirl Flowers Statement Gold Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Unisex Arty Cluster Swirl Flowers Statement Chunky Ring, Size 7
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Cabochon Chunky Statement Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Cabochon Chunky Statement Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone
Very good
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Statement Gold Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Chunky Statement Ring, Size 7, Gold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Dark Green Cabochon Statement Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Dark Green Cabochon Statement Chunky Modernist Elegant Cocktail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Fashion Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Turquoise Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Turquoise Light Green Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Marble Chunky Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Marble Chunky Ring, Size 7, Gold Plated
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Lapis Statement Chunky Cabochon Ring, Size 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Blue Navy Lapis Statement Chunky Cabochon Cocktail Ring
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Lapis Navy Cabochon Statement Cocktail Ring, Size 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Lapis Navy Cabochon Sparkling foil Statement Chunky
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Huge Purple Pansy Crystal Hoop Tassel Long Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Huge Extra Large Purple Pansy Cluster Flower Enamel Crystals
Category
1990s French Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Chunky Statement Cabochon Silver Ring Size 8
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Rare to find.
Vintage. 100% genuine.
UK size: Q.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beautifu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Navy Blue Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky Statement Modernist Ring
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Soft Pink Cabochon Statement Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Unisex Vintage Arty Clear Soft Pink Cabochon Statement Chunky Elegant Ring
Category
Early 2000s French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Large Double Starfish Statement Navy Dot Ring, US 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Large Double Starfish Statement Navy Dot Ring, US 6, Gold Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Yellow Black White Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Yellow Black White Chunky Statement Ring, Size 6 Gold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Green Emerald Dots Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Cabochon Green Emerald Dots Chunky Ring, Size 6, Gold Tone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Large Double Starfish Navy Dots Statement Ring, US 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Large Double Starfish Navy Dots Statement Ring, US 7, Gold Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Pink Statement Enamel Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Pink Statement Enamel Chunky Ring, Size 6, Gold Plated
Very
Category
Early 2000s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Pink Statement Chunky Cabochon Gold Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Pink Statement Chunky Cabochon Ring, US 5, Gold Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Large Lapis Navy Cabochon Foil Cocktail Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Large Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Foil Cocktail Chunky
Category
1990s French Art Deco Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Ring Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Ring Size 6, Silver Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Navy Enamel Black Dots Statement Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Cabochon Navy Blue Enamel Black Dots Statement Chunky
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Statement Chunky Silver Ring, US 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Statement Chunky Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone
Very good
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Purple Pansy Flower Crystals Chunky Ring, US 8, Gold
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Large Purple Enamel Pansy Flower Crystals Chunky Statement Ring
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Coral Orange Marble Chunky Gold Ring, US 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Coral Orange Marble Oval Statement Chunky Ring, US 7
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Blue Navy Black Dots Enamel Chunky Gold Ring, US 8
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Blue Navy Black Dots Enamel Chunky Ring, US 8, Gold Plated
Very good
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Blue Black Dots Enamel Chunky Gold Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Navy Blue Black Dots Cabochon Enamel Chunky Statement Ring
Category
Early 2000s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Textured Large Lapis Navy Blue Foil Gold Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Textured Large Lapis Navy Blue Foil Oval Cocktail Ring, US 5, Gold Tone
Category
1990s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gripoix Clear Crystals Hearts Love Interlinked Bracelet
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage 1980s Arty Gripoix Clear Crystals Hearts Love Interlinked Bracelet
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Retro Bracelets
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gripoix Ruby Cabochon Crescent Square Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Robert Goossens Arty Textured Ripple Huge Extra Large Massive
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Asymmetric Triangle Ruby Crystal Clip Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty 1980s Unisex Asymmetric Triangle Ruby Red Clear Cabochon
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gripoix Orange Oval Cabochon Triangle Crystals Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Robert Goossens Arty Gripoix Orange Oval Cabochon Triangle Crystals
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gripoix Citrine Topaz Oval Cabochon Crystal Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty 1980s Vintage Gripoix Citrine Topaz Yellow Oval Cabochon Pendants
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Mondrian Sapphire Emerald Citrine Rectangle Gold Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Unisex Arty Mondrian Gripoix Cabochon Sapphire Emerald Citrine Navy
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gripoix Ruby Square Cabochon Collar Choker Gold Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Robert Goossens Arty Textured Ripple Gripoix Yves Saint Laurent YSL
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Large Sunflower Sunburst Sun Dome Chunky Brooch
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Unisex Textured Large Sunflower Sunburst Sun Dome Dots Chunky
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Cross Shining Crystals Glow Chunky Gold Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cross Shining Crystals Glow Chunky Statement Modernist Clip
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL 1980s Blue Pink Green Crystals Flower Openwork Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL 1980s Vintage Arty Blue Pink Green Shining Crystals Cluster Flower Openwork
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Dark Green Heart Amethyst Cube Clip Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Dark Green Enamel Heart Amethyst Purple Diamond Cube Clip
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Large Gripoix Emerald Ruby Crystals Pearls Clip Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Robert Goossens Arty Textured Large Gripoix Emerald Ruby Sapphire
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Asymmetric Circle Crystal Eye Tear Drop Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Robert Goossens Vintage Arty Long Asymmetric Circles Sparkling Whole White
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Massive Large Vivid Shell Chunky Clip Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL 1980s Vintage Arty Unisex Massive Large Vivid Shell Chunky Modernist Clip
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gripoix Ruby Cabochon Heart Crystal Love Brooch
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage 1980s Arty Unisex Textured Gripoix Ruby Red Heart Love Cabochon
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL 1980s Clear Citrine Topaz Cabochon Crystal Oval Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL 1980s Vintage Arty Clear Citrine Topaz Cabochon Yellow Crystal Oval Elegant
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Large Heart Love Openwork Chunky Gold Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Unisex Large Heart Love Openwork Chunky Necklace, Gold Plated
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gripoix Amethyst Oval Cabochon Rope Gold Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Unisex Gripoix Amethyst Purple Oval Cabochon Rope Earrings
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
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Saint Laurent Arty For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the saint laurent arty you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Frequently made of gold plate, gold and enamel, this item was constructed with great care. You can easily find a 1 antique edition and 9 modern creations to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a saint laurent arty may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. Most of our saint laurent arty for sale are for women, but there are 8 pieces available to browse for men.
How Much is a Saint Laurent Arty?
On average, a saint laurent arty at 1stDibs sells for $495, while they’re typically $408 on the low end and $1,900 for the highest priced versions of this item.
Yves Saint Laurent for sale on 1stDibs
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.