Early Yves Saint Laurent Maltese Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Large and early Yves Saint Laurent silver gilt metal Maltese Cross pendant necklace with faux round
Vintage 1970s French Pendant Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Early Yves Saint Laurent Maltese Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Large and early Yves Saint Laurent silver gilt metal Maltese Cross pendant necklace with faux round
Gilt Metal
Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Byzantine Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Striking Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Byzantine Cross Necklace 1970's, workshop Maison
Gold Plate, Bronze, Gilt Metal
YVES SAINT LAURENT by R. GOOSSENS Vintage Rock Crystal Cross Pendant Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT by ROBERT GOOSSENS vintage rare rock crystal cross pendant necklace. This
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Rive Gauche Vintage Faux Stones Cross Pendant Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE vintage resin cross pendant necklace featuring irregular
Gilt Metal
$12,750
H 38 in W 4 in L 5.5 in
Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sea Shell Cross Necklace, Maison Goossens
By Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture natural sea shell and coral spike crucifix pendant
Coral, Bronze, Gilt Metal
$2,077
W 2.29 in L 2.29 in
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gripoix Red Crystal Citrine Cross Gold Pendant Brooch
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL by Robert Goossens Vintage Arty Unisex Large Gripoix Red Cross Enamel
Gold Plate
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Two Tone Hexagon Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
LAURENT. - Cross pattern hexagon pendant necklace. - Silver Yves Saint Laurent signature on the closures
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Maltese Cross Heart Green Red Navy Shield 3 Set
By Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Robert Goossens Vintage Green Red Navy Blue Enamel Maltese Cross Heart
Gold Plate
Unavailable
Dm 4.14 in L 31.5 in
1980s, Yves Saint Laurent long necklace with a pink rhisnestone pendant cross
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE (Made in France) Long necklace composed of a silver plated chain and
Silver Plate
MINT. Vintage Yves Saint Laurent statement necklace with enamel cross charms.
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kashiwa, Chiba
MINT. Vintage Yves Saint Laurent statement necklace with blue, wine, orange, yellow, and green
Gold Plate
YVES SAINT LAURENT Black Leather Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Francisco, CA
YVES SAINT LAUREN necklace comes in a black leather featuring a cross detail and a twist clasp
YVES SAINT LAURENT gilt cross necklace with faceted glass
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Gorgeous gilt necklace with clear faceted glass pendant from Yves Saint Laurent. Substantial in
YVES SAINT LAURENT gilt coins and crosses necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare, antiqued Roman coin and cross necklace from Yves Saint Laurent dating to the 1970's
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Robert Goossens Jewelled Cross Pendant Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Robert Goossens Jewelled Cross Pendant Necklace Measurements
Yves Saint Laurent Romantic Necklace Large Cross Pendant Pearl and Enamel
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Yves Saint Laurent YSL Paris signed cross pendant necklace. Created by Robert Goossens
Gilt Metal
Yves Saint Laurent 1970s Long Satin Gold Maltese Cross Pendant Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Presented is an early, beautiful and iconic piece from Yves Saint Laurent’s 1970s jewelry
Gold Plate
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Vintage Gold Tone Jewelled Cross Pendant Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage gold tone chain necklace featuring a cross pendant embellished with
Gilt Metal
Yves Saint Laurent Cross Pendant Necklace by Goossens
By Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and highly collectible twisted mesh necklace and cross brooch pendant with heart motif
18k Gold, Brass, Gilt Metal
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Wheat Cross Diamante Pendant Necklace
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Scarce Maison Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent gilt metal "metal dore" wheat cross necklace
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Maltese Cross
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, textured, gold tone, Maltese cross having a faux emerald cabochon
YVES SAINT LAURENT enameled 'lace' cross with bezel set crystals
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Absolutely stunning cross necklace cast to replicate 'lace'. Enameled in a peach color and set with
Vintage Byzantine style Yves Saint Laurent cross pendant with cabochons, 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Byzantine style Yves Saint Laurent pendant featuring cross and dangling Baroque pearl
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Green Red Navy Maltese Cross Heart Shield 3 Set
By Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Robert Goossens Vintage Green Red Navy Blue Enamel Maltese Cross Heart
Gold Plate
Roger Scemama For Yves Saint Laurent Jeweled Cross
By Roger Scemama
Located in New York, NY
Roger Scemama, jeweled cross/pendent having cabouchon stones and a pearl center. Chain is ultra
Gilt Metal
Yves Saint Laurent Purple Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent necklace featuring purple, red and black abstract beads strung on black
1980s Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
1980s Yves Saint Laurent gold-tone cross necklace featuring a red glass bead, pitted YSL at back
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Byzantine Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Byzantine Cross Necklace Measurements: Height: 4.72 inches (12 cm
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Byzantine Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Byzantine Cross Necklace Measurements: Height: 4.72 inches (12 cm
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Jewelled Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage gold toned chain necklace featuring a cross pendant embellished with
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Lucite Gold Overlay Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Lucite Gold Overlay Cross Necklace Measurements: Height: 1 5/8 inches
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Robert Goossens Jeweled Cross Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Robert Goossens Jeweled Cross Necklace Measurements: Height: 3.54
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Leather Maltese Cross Velvet Choket Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche black velvet choker necklace featuring a gold leather Maltese cross
1977 YVES SAINT LAURENT gilt coins and crosses necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare, antiqued Roman coin and cross necklace from Yves Saint Laurent dating to the 1970's
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Vintage Gold Tone Jewelled Cross Pendant Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage gold tone chain necklace featuring a cross pendant embellished with
Gilt Metal
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Rare Gold Toned Massive Cross Pendant
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage rare gold toned openwork massive cross pendant featuring a lace design
Yves Saint Laurent Necklace Coins Crosses Medallions Charms Multistrand 70s Rare
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
Authentic, preowned, vintage Yves Saint Laurent coin charm medallion necklace, made in the late 70s
rare 1977 YVES SAINT LAURENT gilt coins and crosses charm RUNWAY necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare, antiqued Roman coin and cross necklace from Yves Saint Laurent dating to 1977 exactly as
Y. ST. LAURENT haute couture necklace, with pearls, crosses, hearts 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A typical YVES SAINT LAURENT chain with false pearls, in between gold hearts, crosses and signs
Pearl, Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cross Pendant Necklace 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a stunning 1970s Yves Saint Laurent cross pendant necklace - so in tune with the Met Show
1980s YSL YVES SAINT LAURENT Large Cross Pendant Chocker Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Milan, Italy
This gorgeous YSL necklace has large cross pendant on golden tone setting. Needless to say high
1977 Yves Saint Laurent Gypsy Gold Coin & Cross Medallion Charm Layered Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gorgeous Yves Saint Laurent golden bronze toned triple-strand medallion charm necklace from his
Saint Laurent large cross Glass coloured stones red/orange/green/blue with gold
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A stunning vintage style Yves Saint Laurent Gripoix cross necklace. It features a golden cross
Stunning YSL 1980'S Drop Cross Pendant Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional & rare Yves Saint Laurent pendant necklace in flawless condition. Fabulous cut crystal
Rare eagle & cross YSL pendant by Goossens 80s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Verviers, BE
Rare and collectable Yves Saint Laurent Lariat with cross and eagle. Made of green and red glass
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Bejeweled Shoulder Duster Dangling Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE vintage gorgeous and rare shoulder duster dangling earrings (clip-on) featuring multicolored crystals and glass cabochon in a copper patina setting. M...
$3,225
H 7.5 in W 2.75 in D 1 in Dm 2.75 in L 7.5 in
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL 1980s Dangling Earrings, Faux Turquoise
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Couture Sun Burst Long Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These features include faux turquoise, amber, and gold beads, as well as quartz beads. These wer...
Mixed Metal
Yves Saint Laurent Jeweled Cuff Bracelet
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent ornately jeweled cuff bracelet. Of vari cut fuschia and faux amythest glass stones with center focal oval cabochon of faux lapis pate de verre. Set in black japane...
Crystal, Bronze, Other
$5,825
H 7 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in Dm 5 in L 13.5 in
Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Toned Choker Necklace, Enamel, France
By Christian Lacroix
Located in New York, NY
CHRISTIAN LACROIX's rare, massive, ethnic tribal-inspired four-strand gold-toned choker necklace features links and rings. Both ends are made of deep red studded enamel embellished w...
Mixed Metal
$17,747
Size: No size tag, fits like a S
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD FW 94 Iconic and rare minidress from "On liberty" collection
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in Milano, MILANO
Iconic and rare Fall Winter 1994 ruffled lurex minidress from "On liberty" collection by Vivienne Westwood Floral embossed applications Inner corset No composition tag, viscose lurex
Issey Miyake Open Sleeve Draped Top
By Issey Miyake
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous blue top, shirt from Issey Miyake. It overlapping at the front exposing the waist and buttons at the shoulder. The back is fuller and longer and the sleeves are open fro...
$3,625
H 10 in W 3 in D 1 in Dm 6 in L 17 in
Vintage YSL 3 Strand Pearl & Faux Turquoise Couture Necklace, France 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture 3 Strand Faux Pearl and Faux Pearl Necklace Circa 1980. It is not signed as its couture, which was never signed but attributed to Yves Saint...
Mixed Metal
Yves Saint Laurent short necklace Haute Couture
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT - (Made in France) Short golden metal necklace with rhinestones and iridescent glass pearls. Not signed jewelry from a fashion show. Condition: Very good conditio...
Vintage Chanel Beaded Multi Strand Gold Intaglio Statement Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Impressive and scarce vintage Chanel Haute Couture necklace - choker comprised out of three braided strands of iridescent bronze/purple faceted glass beads. The center of the large n...
Gold
UNWORN Rare Gucci by Tom Ford SS 1996 Black Lace Mini Dress Gown 38
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in Switzerland, CH
Stunning Gucci by Tom Ford lace dress From his SS 1996 collection for Gucci Finest black lace Fully lined with nude silk Made in Italy Dry Clean Only Size 38 Seen in the AD campaig...
Thierry Mugler Sweetheart Neckline Dress
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
In this stunning dress, Thierry Mugler once again proves that fashion is not merely worn - it’s performed. A masterclass in theatrical femininity, this mid-century-inspired silhouett...
Beautiful Rare Thierry Mugler Devoré Silk Velvet Dress Black
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Manfred Thierry Mugler distilled the drama of midnight velvet and the intrigue of bare skin into this impossibly rare devoré cocktail dress: a piece that feels less like clothing and...
Alexander McQueen A/W 2005 "The Man Who Knew Too Much" Leopard Fur Jacket Skirt
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
Alexander McQueen A/W 2005 "The Man Who Knew Too Much" Leopard Print Silk Jacket Pencil Skirt Set Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Autumn / Winter 2005 “The Man W...
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Vintage Jewelled Gold Tone Sea Life Dangle Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage gold tone textured sea life dangle earrings (clip-on) embellished with clear crystals. Embossed YSL Made in France. Indicative measurements : max. height...
Gilt Metal
Christian Dior by Galliano Grand Sapphire Blue Silk Demi Couture Dress Gown
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Christian Dior by John Galliano f/w 1999 sapphire blue eyelash silk bias cut gown. Designed with the utmost attention to couture detailing and sophisticated construction. Go...
Chanel Massive Byzantine Cross Pendant Brooch by Maison Gripoix
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Massive Chanel Cross Brooch in shades of emerald, ruby, topaz and amythest poured glass cabocheons with faux baroque round and pear shape pearls. Intricate scrolled wirework design o...
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
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.
We are fortunate to know much of the world’s long and dazzling history of necklaces, as this type of jewelry was so treasured that it was frequently buried with its owners. Today, Van Cleef necklaces, Tiffany necklaces and Cartier necklaces are some of the most popularly searched designer necklaces on 1stDibs.
Lapis lazuli beads adorned necklaces unearthed from the royal graves at the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, while the excavation of King Tut’s burial chamber revealed a sense of style that led to a frenzy of Art Deco designs, with artisans of the 1920s seeking to emulate the elegant work crafted by Ancient Egypt’s goldsmiths and jewelry makers.
In ancient times, pendant necklaces worn by royalty and nobles conferred wealth and prestige. Today, wearing jewelry is about personal expression: Luxury diamond necklaces exude confidence and can symbolize the celebratory nature of a deep romantic relationship, while paper-clip chain-link necklaces designed by the likes of goldsmith Faye Kim are firmly planted in the past as well as the present. Kim works exclusively with eco-friendly gold, and these fashionable, fun accessories owe to the design of 19th-century watch fobs.
For some, necklaces are thought of as being a solely feminine piece, but this widely loved accessory has been gender-neutral for eons. In fact, just as women rarely took to wearing a single necklace during the Renaissance, men of the era layered chains and valuable pendants atop their bejeweled clothing. In modern times, the free-spirited hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s saw costume-jewelry designers celebrating self-expression through colorful multistrand necklaces and no shortage of beads, which were worn by anyone and everyone.
Even after all of these years, the necklace remains an irrefutable staple of any complete outfit. Although new trends in jewelry are constantly emerging, the glamour and beauty of the past continue to inform modern styles and designs. In a way, the cyclical history of the necklace differs little from its familiar looped form: The celebrated French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels found much inspiration in King Tut, and, now, their Alhambra collection is a go-to for modern royals. Vintage David Webb necklaces — whose work landed him on the cover of Vogue in 1950, two years after opening his Manhattan shop — were likely inspired by the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
On 1stDibs, browse top designers like Dior, Chanel and Bulgari, or shop by your favorite style, from eye-catching choker necklaces to understated links to pearl necklaces and more.