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Saint Laurent Leopard Scarf

Saint Laurent, leopard printed square scarf
Saint Laurent, leopard printed square scarf

Saint Laurent, leopard printed square scarf

By Saint Laurent

Located in AMSTERDAM, NL

Saint Laurent, leopard printed square scarf in black, grey and white. The item is in very good

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21st Century and Contemporary Scarves

Saint Laurent Leopard Print Scarf - '00s
Saint Laurent Leopard Print Scarf - '00s

Saint Laurent Leopard Print Scarf - '00s

By Saint Laurent

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent hand‑printed silk scarf featuring bold leopard motif in vibrant orange

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Early 2000s Scarves

YSL NWT Leopard Print Puffer Scarf
YSL NWT Leopard Print Puffer Scarf

YSL NWT Leopard Print Puffer Scarf

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Saint Laurent Leopard print scarf is the perfect winter accessory, featuring hues of brown and

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21st Century and Contemporary Scarves

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Yves Saint Laurent Chiffon Scarf with Leopard Print
Yves Saint Laurent Chiffon Scarf with Leopard Print

Yves Saint Laurent Chiffon Scarf with Leopard Print

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Classic silk chiffon scarf from Yves Saint Laurent features a leopard print in hues of orange and

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21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

1980's Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Silk Scarf/Wrap
1980's Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Silk Scarf/Wrap

1980's Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Silk Scarf/Wrap

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage 1980's Yves Saint Laurent 100% silk scarf/wrap in tones of brown, black, white and burnt

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1980s French Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent Scarf 2000s
Yves Saint Laurent Scarf 2000s

Yves Saint Laurent Scarf 2000s

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H 49.61 in L 64.96 in

Yves Saint Laurent Scarf 2000s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Vienna, AT

A fabulous Yves Saint Laurent Grey-Brown-Black Leopard Print Scarf in Virgin Wool and Cashmere in

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21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

A fabulous Yves Saint Laurent Silk Scarf 2000s
A fabulous Yves Saint Laurent Silk Scarf 2000s

A fabulous Yves Saint Laurent Silk Scarf 2000s

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W 53.15 in L 53.15 in

A fabulous Yves Saint Laurent Silk Scarf 2000s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Vienna, AT

A fabulous and ever sexy Yves Saint Laurent Ochre-Brown-Black Leopard Print Scarf in very good

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21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

80s YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf
80s YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

80s YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

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W 43 in L 43 in

80s YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The perfect accessory by YSL. Wear it as a head scarf or wrap. Leopard camo-print silk square with

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1980s French Scarves

Saint Laurent Grey Leopard Print Scarf
Saint Laurent Grey Leopard Print Scarf

Saint Laurent Grey Leopard Print Scarf

By Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

CONDITION is Very good. Hardly any visible wear to the scarf is evident on this used Saint Laurent

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21st Century and Contemporary British Scarves

Saint Laurent Vintage Brown Leopard Print Scarf
Saint Laurent Vintage Brown Leopard Print Scarf

Saint Laurent Vintage Brown Leopard Print Scarf

By Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

hole to the weave on this used Yves Saint Laurent designer resale item. Details Vintage Brown

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21st Century and Contemporary British Scarves

SAINT LAURENT Beige Leopard Print Wrinkle Pleated Silk Scarf
SAINT LAURENT Beige Leopard Print Wrinkle Pleated Silk Scarf

SAINT LAURENT Beige Leopard Print Wrinkle Pleated Silk Scarf

By Saint Laurent

Located in San Francisco, CA

SAINT LAURENT scarf comes in beige leopard print silk with an all over pleated wrinkle texture

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent Large Leopard Pattern Scarf
Yves Saint Laurent Large Leopard Pattern Scarf

Yves Saint Laurent Large Leopard Pattern Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent, large square, silk crepe, multiple leopards, pattern scarf on a red ground.

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1980s French Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent Leopard and Butterfly Print Silk Scarf
Yves Saint Laurent Leopard and Butterfly Print Silk Scarf

Yves Saint Laurent Leopard and Butterfly Print Silk Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, large square, silk scarf, having a collage of mixed patterns of

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1990s French Scarves

Framed Yves Saint Laurent Silk Scarf, Butterflies with Leopard and Tiger Print
Framed Yves Saint Laurent Silk Scarf, Butterflies with Leopard and Tiger Print

Framed Yves Saint Laurent Silk Scarf, Butterflies with Leopard and Tiger Print

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Morristown, NJ

Framed silk scarf from the Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche line c. 1990s, Made In France. A mixed

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YVES SAINT LAURENT by TOM FORD Leopard Brown & Tan Silk Scarf
YVES SAINT LAURENT by TOM FORD Leopard Brown & Tan Silk Scarf

YVES SAINT LAURENT by TOM FORD Leopard Brown & Tan Silk Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Francisco, CA

YVES SAINT LAURENT by TOM FORD scarf comes in brown & tan leopard print silk with a twelve inch

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Scarves

YSL Giant Leopard Scarf
YSL Giant Leopard Scarf

YSL Giant Leopard Scarf

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H 92 in W 54.5 in L 92 in

YSL Giant Leopard Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent wool and silk blend scarf featuring leopards printed on a black

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1980s French Scarves

YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf
YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

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H 19.69 in L 78.75 in

YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

In a lovely slightly sheer silk, this leopard print Yves Saint Laurent scarf is sure to make a

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21st Century and Contemporary Scarves

YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf
YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

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H 19.69 in L 78.75 in

YSL Leopard Print Silk Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

In a lovely slightly sheer silk, this leopard print Yves Saint Laurent scarf is sure to make a

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21st Century and Contemporary Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Silk Scarf

Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Silk Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

YSL Silk leopard silk scarf.

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Late 20th Century French Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Chiffon Scarf
Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Chiffon Scarf

Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Chiffon Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, large size, silk chiffon leopard print scarf, having mixed leopard

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1990s French Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent large leopard silk chiffon shawl scarf
Yves Saint Laurent large leopard silk chiffon shawl scarf

Yves Saint Laurent large leopard silk chiffon shawl scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Yves Saint Laurent large leopard silk chiffon shawl or scarf...This large scarf can be used as a

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21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Large Silk Scarf
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Large Silk Scarf

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Print Large Silk Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Vintage Late 1980s early 1990s Yves Saint Laurent brown and black silk leopard print oversized

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1980s French Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Oversized Wool / Silk Blend Leopard Scarf
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Oversized Wool / Silk Blend Leopard Scarf

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Oversized Wool / Silk Blend Leopard Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Studio City, CA

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent oversized wool and silk blend scarf depicting graphic overlapping

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Late 20th Century French Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent Runway Leopard Silk Chiffon Shawl Scarf, Fall-Winter 1986
Yves Saint Laurent Runway Leopard Silk Chiffon Shawl Scarf, Fall-Winter 1986

Yves Saint Laurent Runway Leopard Silk Chiffon Shawl Scarf, Fall-Winter 1986

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Geneva, CH

From the iconic 1986-1987 Fall-Winter collection with the leopard theme, this runway (see picture 3

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1980s Italian Shawls

Yves Saint Laurent Enormous Leopard Scarf
Yves Saint Laurent Enormous Leopard Scarf

Yves Saint Laurent Enormous Leopard Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Spot on Yves Saint Laurent enormous leopard scarf. Be right on trend for the Fall obsession with

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Late 20th Century French Scarves

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Pure silk leopard print scarf
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Pure silk leopard print scarf

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Pure silk leopard print scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Newport Beach, CA

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT pure silk leopard print scarf with sheer stripe base. Tangerine

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1980s French Scarves

80's Iconic Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Chiffon Scarf
80's Iconic Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Chiffon Scarf

80's Iconic Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Chiffon Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Hamburg, Deutschland

/> 80's Iconic Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Chiffon Scarf or Sarong. Measurements

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1980s French Scarves

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 100% silk leopard face scarf 41"
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 100% silk leopard face scarf 41"

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 100% silk leopard face scarf 41"

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Newport Beach, CA

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 100% silk leopard face scarf featuring all over-animal print upon semi

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1970s French Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse
Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York City, NY

iconography. Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche purple leopard print silk scarf blouse. Front

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1970s French Shirts

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse
Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York City, NY

iconography. Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche black and white leopard print silk scarf blouse

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1980s French Shirts

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse
Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York City, NY

iconography. Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche leopard print silk scarf blouse in emerald. Front

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1970s French Shirts

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse
Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse

Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche Leopard Print Silk Scarf Blouse

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York City, NY

iconography. Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche bordeaux colored silk leopard-print silk scarf

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1970s French Shirts

90's Yves Saint Laurent Sarong Scarf
90's Yves Saint Laurent Sarong Scarf

90's Yves Saint Laurent Sarong Scarf

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Hamburg, Deutschland

90's Yves Saint Laurent Sarong Scarf. Classic Leopard print in silk chiffon.

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1990s French Scarves

Yves Saint Laurent Scarf 2000s
Yves Saint Laurent Scarf 2000s

Yves Saint Laurent Scarf 2000s

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H 52.76 in L 68.5 in

Yves Saint Laurent Scarf 2000s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Vienna, AT

A fabulous Yves Saint Laurent Ochre-Brown-Black Leopard Print Scarf in Silk and Cashmere in very

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21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

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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.