Saint Laurent 2024 Sac Niki Baby Red Vintage Leather Shoulder Bag New
By Saint Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
Saint Laurent Niki bag, PM size (small), red "vintage" leather, quilted in chevrons, Cassandre clasp covered in matching leather, interior in canvas and leather with a large compartm...
SAINT LAURENT Niki beige canvas brown leather trim logo flap crossbody chain bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Hong Kong, NT
SAINT LAURENT Niki beige canvas brown leather trim logo flap crossbody chain bag Reference: NILI/A00051 Brand: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Material: Leather, Canvas Color: Beige, Brown...
Saint Laurent Caramel Crinkled Calfskin Matelasse Medium Niki Chain Satchel
By Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Light marks and wear along interior. Brand: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Bag Origin Country: Italy Handbag Silhouette: Shoulder Bag Occasions: Everyday Size (Generic): Medium Size (Spec...
Saint Laurent Niki Medium Quilted Crinkled Fog Gray Crossbody Bag SL-B1103P-A001
By Saint Laurent
Located in Downey, CA
SAINT LAURENT's 'Niki' bag is purposefully crinkled and crackled to look like a vintage find.
Saint Laurent Black Leather Niki Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Saint Laurent Niki model bag made of black leather with silver hardware.
Saint Laurent Medium Niki Shoulder/Crossbody Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
YSL niki bag in the medium size . It is made of black calf leather. It has a double chain that can be carried in two ways, one shoulder or crossbody . Excellent bag also for everyday...
SAINT LAURENT beige raffia MEDIUM NIKI Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Saint Laurent Medium Niki shoulder bag in beige woven raffia with espresso brown leather trim and YSL logo on the flap.
Saint Laurent Niki Big Black
By Saint Laurent
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Saint Laurent bag, Niki model, large size, made of black leather with silver hardware.
Saint Laurent Niki Medium Tweed Black
By Saint Laurent
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Saint Laurent bag, Niki model size Medium, made of multicolor tweed and shiny black leather details with gold hardware.
Saint Laurent Niki Medium Striped Canvas Shoulder Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
We are offering this very beautiful Saint Laurent Niki Medium Striped Canvas Shoulder Bag.
Yves Saint Laurent Large Niki Shoulder/Crossbody Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
YSL niki bag in the large size . It is made of black calf leather. It has a double chain that can be carried in two ways, one shoulder or crossbody . Excellent bag also for everyday...
Saint Laurent Algae Green Quilted Suede Medium Niki Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Rome, Rome
The certificate will be provided at no further cost. Iconic SAINT LAURENT 'Niki' in algae green quilted suede.
Saint Laurent Black Chevron YSL Niki Crossbody Chain Bag 120ysl17
By Saint Laurent
Located in Dix hills, NY
Saint Laurent Black Chevron YSL Niki Crossbody Chain Bag 120ysl17 Date Code/Serial Number: GNR-583103-0118 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 7.2" Width: 2.5" Height: 6" Shoulde...
SAINT LAURENT magenta pink boucle tweed 2022 NIKI BABY Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Saint Laurent Niki Baby bag is crafted in magenta pink bounce tweed with smooth calf leather trims.
SAINT LAURENT Niki beige canvas brown leather trim logo flap crossbody chain bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Hong Kong, NT
SAINT LAURENT Niki beige canvas brown leather trim logo flap crossbody chain bag Reference: NILI/A00051 Brand: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Material: Leather, Canvas Color: Beige, Brown...
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Size: 10.75"L x 3.5"W x 9"H
Saint Laurent Crinkled Calfskin Matelasse Monogram Medium Niki Chain Satchel Blk
By Saint Laurent
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Preowned Crinkled Calfskin Leather Monogram Black Medium Niki Chain Satchel. This elegant shoulder bag features crinkled distressed, chevron-quilted calfskin leather in bl...
YSL Green Vert Fonce Medium Niki Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Athens, GA
YSL Vert Fonce Medium Niki Bag. Brand new with tag. Guaranteed authentic.
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H 10.75 in D 4.5 in L 14 in
Yves Saint Laurent YSL 2018 Brown Leather Niki Large Shopping Tote Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Brown Leather Niki Large Shopping Tote Bag Made In: Italy Year of Production: 2018 Color: Brown Hardware: Goldtone Materials: Leather Lining: Brown textile C...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Stain on interior base, minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11.5", Height 9", Width 10.5", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 20" Des...
Saint Laurent Black Suede Medium Niki Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Carry this bag from Saint Laurent without compromising on style.
Saint Laurent Niki Body Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Discoloration on zipper tape and in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 6", Width 11", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 12-19" Designer: Saint Laurent M...
Saint Laurent Beige Matelassé Leather Niki Chain Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Fashioned using matelassé leather into a structured, refined silhouette, this Niki bag from the House of Saint Laurent shows high style and timeless charm.
Saint Laurent Niki Body Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Pilling on zipper tape, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 6", Width 10", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 12.5-20" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Body Bag ...
Saint Laurent Niki Body Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 9", Height 7", Width 10", Depth 3", Strap Drop 12-19" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Body Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Ext...
Saint Laurent Niki Body Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 9", Height 6", Width 11", Depth 3", Strap Drop 12-19" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Body Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Ex...
Saint Laurent Niki Medium Studded Suede Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
This 'Niki' bag by Saint Laurent has intentionally distressed suede to look like a vintage find, made in Italy from taupe suede and leather, it has a sliding chain strap, so you can ...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Studded Suede Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
This Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Studded Suede Medium, crafted in brown suede, features dual chain and leather shoulder strap, stud and grommet trims, signature YSL logo and ag...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Printed Canvas Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Wear and light marks in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 8", Width 11", Depth 4", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Saint Laurent M...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Printed Canvas Baby
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 12.5", Height 7", Width 9", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 22.5" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Printed Canvas Baby ...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Woven Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 10", Height 8", Width 11", Depth 3", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Woven Leather Medium Exte...
Saint Laurent Black Aged Leather Medium Niki Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
For a look that is complete with style, taste, and a touch of luxe, this designer bag is the perfect addition. Flaunt this beauty on your shoulder and revel in the taste of luxury it...
Saint Laurent Black Crinkled Leather Large Niki Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
For a look that is complete with style, taste, and a touch of luxe, this designer bag is the perfect addition. Flaunt this beauty on your shoulder and revel in the taste of luxury it...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust bag Measurements: Handle Drop 12", Height 8", Width 11", Depth 4", Strap Drop 20.5" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matel...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Crocodile Embossed Patent Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
This Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Crocodile Embossed Patent Medium, crafted in black crocodile embossed patent leather, features chain link strap with leather shoulder pad, fron...
Saint Laurent Grey Crinkled Leather Medium Niki Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Designer bags are ideal companions for ample occasions! Here we have a fashion-meets-functionality piece crafted with precision. It has been equipped with a well-sized interior that ...
Saint Laurent Grey Crinkled Leather Medium Niki Shoulder Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Designer bags are ideal companions for ample occasions! Here we have a fashion-meets-functionality piece crafted with precision. It has been equipped with a well-sized interior that ...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
This Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium, crafted in black matelasse chevron leather, features chain link shoulder straps with leather pads, frontal fl...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
This Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium, crafted in pink matelasse chevron leather, features chain link shoulder strap with shoulder pad, frontal flap...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 4", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Ni...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Large
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Minor discoloration and wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 12", Height 10", Width 12.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Sa...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear on exterior and in interior, faint scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 4", Strap Drop 19" Designer: S...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Minor creasing and loss of shape on base, light wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 4" Designe...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 8.5", Width 11", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Le...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Large
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear on base corners and in interior, creasing and underneath flap on exterior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 12", Height 10", Width ...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Minor creasing on exterior, ink stains underneath flap and on opening edge, light wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Heig...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 4", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leathe...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Baby
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 12", Height 6", Width 8.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leath...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 4", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leathe...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leat...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leat...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 12", Height 9.5", Width 11", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Le...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 10.5", Height 9", Width 10", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 19.5" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron ...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 8.5", Width 11", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Lea...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leat...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Large
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 12", Height 10", Width 14", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leath...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 8.5", Width 10.5", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron L...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Large
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 12", Height 10", Width 14", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leath...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Creasing on exterior and underneath flap, minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 8", Width 11", Depth 3.5" Designe...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Creasing on exterior and underneath flap, minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 8", Width 11", Depth 3.5" Designe...
Saint Laurent Niki Chain Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Medium
By Saint Laurent
Located in NY, NY
Creasing on exterior and underneath flap, minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 8", Width 11", Depth 3.5" Designe...
Invertec Olive Wool Coat with Cape Detail
Located in London, GB
A lovely coat by Invertec. In a wonderful green , the coat has no sleaves but does have cape detail. It is in great heavy wool with a vent at the back and a pocket either side at the...
Christian Lacroix 1980s Beaded Silk Dress
By Christian Lacroix
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful black silk cocktail dress from Christian Lacroix with elaborate beading and sequins in magenta, rose, silver and red. The pointed bodice has beaded spaghetti straps and i...
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Ivory + Gold Vintage 80s One Piece Swimsuit
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and classic early 1980s YVES SAINT LAURENT ivory / off-white and gold seashell print one piece halter swimsuit / bodysuit! Features a flattering ruched waist that hides any...
Hermès Black Epsom Leather Constance To Go Long Wallet
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Hermès Black Epsom Leather Constance To Go Long Wallet Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1449 Brand: Hermès Model: Constance To Go Long Wallet Type: Shoulder, Crossbody, Clutch Serial Nu...
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.67 in D 6.3 in L 11.82 in
Hermès 2011 Birkin 30cm Pink Box Calf Leather Women's Handbag New
By Hermès
Located in Ottawa, CA
Hermes Bag Birkin 30cm Box Calf Pink New - 2410152001 Brand: Hermès Type : Hermes Birkin Bag Inside Detail: N/A Base Size: 30cm Height: 22cm Depth: 16cm Weight: Material: Box Calf L...
John Galliano Pink Silk Gown
By John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
A spectacular John Galliano silk gown in ombre shades of pink. The bodice has spaghetti straps and gathers onto 2 angled bands crossing at the waist. It has a 2 tier skirt, the sho...
$7,148
H 7.09 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
Chanel 1996 Vintage Pink Lambskin Leather Small Classic Top Handle Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Top Handle Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4951 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Top Handle Classic Single Flap Bag Type: T...
$4,727
H 6.11 in D 0.79 in L 7.88 in
Hermès Vintage Pola Purse Clutch Evening Bag 2 ways Black Ostrich Golden Hdw
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Rare and Beautiful Authentic Hermès Purse "Pola" Made in France No stamp but vintage Made of Ostrich Leather and Golden Hardware Ostrich is it a resistant leather, and less sub...
$449
H 5.5 in W 1.5 in L 9 in
Vintage 1950's French Floral Beaded Clutch Bag 1950's Beaded floral handbag
Located in Nashville, TN
A true beauty to behold, this original 1950's micro beaded clutch bag, rendered in the smallest iridescent white rocaille beads, accented by a raised scalloped pattern throughout, in...
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Size: XS
1970s Arnold Scaasi Vintage Metallic Gold Lamé Silk Dress/ Gown (Skirt + Top)
By Arnold Scaasi
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage 1970s 2-piece evening dress ensemble by Arnold Scaasi in metallic gold printed silk lamé. This ensemble fits like a modern size XS. The top is fully lined with rear ...
Chanel Lurex Linen Mini Tote
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Mini Tote in lurex linen with gold leather lining. Linen is metallic gold with over quilting with signature chain handles. Charming miniature shopping bag size with logo clasp...
Hermes Gold Gulliver Leather Plume 32 Hand Bag
By Hermès
Located in Paris, FR
Hermes Gold "Gulliver" leather "Plume 32" handbag featuring gold plated hardware, leather lining with slip pocket. You could fit a laptop inside. Circa 1996 (Z in a round) In good ...
Zushi Handpainted Red Snake Clutch
Located in New York, NY
Unusual red snake clutch with handpainted gilt floral wood frame. Signed "Zushi". Excellent condition. 1980's USA. 8" x 7" x 3"
CHANEL Paris / Edinburgh Highland Grandeur Tweed Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
// Size mark 38 FR / Condition: never worn // — inside hidden a tonal silk lining whispering against the skin
$6,999
Size: 31Lx3Wx13H CM Handledrop 22 CM
UNWORN VALENTINO Rare Exotic Lizard Skin Evening Crystal Clutch Bag - Full Set
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Switzerland, CH
Extremely rare and special VALENTINO evening bag Made of finest exotic lizard skin Wonderful green colors Bejeweled with Swarovski crystals, intact "Snake" opening the bag So versati...
$1,580Sale Price|20% Off
New With Tags Valentino Fall 2018 Python Evening Bag Minaudière $2975
By Valentino
Located in Conroe, TX
Valentino Minaudière $2975 Fall 2018 New With Tags & Box Python and Leather Exterior Gold-Tone Hardware Chain-Link Shoulder Strap Leather Lining Push-Lock Closure at Top Shoulder S...
French fashion 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, 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, 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. Under creative director Hedi Slimane, the house’s ready-to-wear collection was rebranded as Saint Laurent in 2012.
Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage 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.
Counterfeiters know that savvy fashionistas cherish YSL bags. Learn how to tell if yours is the real deal. Of course, you don't have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where every seller is highly vetted.
If you're looking for an accessory that brings the party, this is it.