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Yves Saint Laurent Purple Cotton Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Purple Cotton Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Purple Cotton Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Say hello to this adorable YSL dress! Circa 1980s for Saks Fifth Ave, this cotton dress features a

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1980s French Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent YSL White & Purple Floral Silk Day Dress
Yves Saint Laurent YSL White & Purple Floral Silk Day Dress

Yves Saint Laurent YSL White & Purple Floral Silk Day Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer a vintage purple floral print Yves Saint Laurent white

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20th Century French Day Dresses

1976 YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche purple silk floral RUNWAY dress
1976 YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche purple silk floral RUNWAY dress

1976 YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche purple silk floral RUNWAY dress

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Very rare. 1976 Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche purple floral silk dress exactly as seen on the

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1970s French Maxi Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Embroidered Long Dress - '10s
Yves Saint Laurent Embroidered Long Dress - '10s

Yves Saint Laurent Embroidered Long Dress - '10s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Elegant and refined, this vintage Yves Saint Laurent long dress in purple silk features a flowing

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2010s Maxi Dresses

Purple crêpe bustier cocktail dress Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Purple crêpe bustier cocktail dress Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Purple crêpe bustier cocktail dress Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Purple crêpe bustier cocktail dress with silk boned bustier inside with zip closure on the right

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1990s French Cocktail Dresses

Saint Laurent Purple Crushed Velvet Plunge Wrap Dress YSL Runway, 1985
Saint Laurent Purple Crushed Velvet Plunge Wrap Dress YSL Runway, 1985

Saint Laurent Purple Crushed Velvet Plunge Wrap Dress YSL Runway, 1985

By Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

The 1980s and Yves Saint Laurent are an iconic pair. Capturing the 80s culture, YSL had a talent

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1980s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Variation Vintage Fuchsia Tunic Dress
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Variation Vintage Fuchsia Tunic Dress

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Variation Vintage Fuchsia Tunic Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Nice, FR

YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage gorgeous unworn fuchsia tunic dress. Short sleeves. Large buttons. 2

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20th Century French Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche 2007 Purple Silk Bow-Front Mini Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche 2007 Purple Silk Bow-Front Mini Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche 2007 Purple Silk Bow-Front Mini Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Kingston, NY

This Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche purple mini dress from the 2007 collection embodies modern

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Early 2000s French Babydoll Day Dresses

1982 Yves Saint Laurent Geometric Print Dress
1982 Yves Saint Laurent Geometric Print Dress

1982 Yves Saint Laurent Geometric Print Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Toronto, Ontario

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche rayon crepe de chine dress. Allover blue, red, green and white

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1980s French Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Slip Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Slip Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Slip Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

A pretty vintage slip dress by Yves Saint Laurent, Variation. In a pretty blue colour, the dress

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent 1980s Silk Dress with Blue Floral Velvet Trim
Yves Saint Laurent 1980s Silk Dress with Blue Floral Velvet Trim

Yves Saint Laurent 1980s Silk Dress with Blue Floral Velvet Trim

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Port Hope, ON

Is it boho, vestige of the 1920s or the creative mindset of Yves Saint Laurent? This silk dress in

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1980s French Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent 1970s YSL Graffiti Print Purple Cotton Vintage 70s Dress
Yves Saint Laurent 1970s YSL Graffiti Print Purple Cotton Vintage 70s Dress

Yves Saint Laurent 1970s YSL Graffiti Print Purple Cotton Vintage 70s Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Amazing late 70s YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche graffiti print sleeveless cotton dress ! Features

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1970s French Cocktail Dresses

NEW 1970's YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche cotton gauze dress
NEW 1970's YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche cotton gauze dress

NEW 1970's YVES SAINT LAURENT rive gauche cotton gauze dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Fransisco, CA

This is a very rare 1970's dress designed by Yves Saint Laurent, made from soft airy cotton gauze

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1970s French Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection
Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection

Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toulon, FR

Spring Summer 2008 Collection France Yves Saint Laurent sleeveless dress in amethyst silk satin

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Early 2000s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

1980's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Jacquard Silk Print Dress
1980's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Jacquard Silk Print Dress

1980's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Jacquard Silk Print Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Amazing Yves Saint Laurent electric blue silk jacquard long sleeve dress with sweet neck tie from

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1980s French Informal Dresses

YSL Vintage 80's Yves Saint Laurent Little Girl's Plaid Dress  NEW
YSL Vintage 80's Yves Saint Laurent Little Girl's Plaid Dress  NEW

YSL Vintage 80's Yves Saint Laurent Little Girl's Plaid Dress NEW

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Vintage approximately from 1980's YSL dress for little girl's. Size on the label is 6 but please

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21st Century and Contemporary Day Dresses

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk Violet Bustier Dress, 1980s
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk Violet Bustier Dress, 1980s

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk Violet Bustier Dress, 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful Vintage Yves Saint Laurent silk bustier violet dress with a small drapery in front

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1980s French Evening Dresses

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 Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

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

Yves Saint Laurent S/S 2012 Stefano Pilati Purple Silk Taffeta Mini Dress or Top
Yves Saint Laurent S/S 2012 Stefano Pilati Purple Silk Taffeta Mini Dress or Top

Yves Saint Laurent S/S 2012 Stefano Pilati Purple Silk Taffeta Mini Dress or Top

By Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Sexy YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL by Stefano Pilati purple and black silk taffeta micro mini strapless

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2010s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Navy & Black Peasant dress
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Navy & Black Peasant dress

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Navy & Black Peasant dress

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

This signature bold Lapis with Black accent Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche peasant dress can be

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1970s French Casual Dresses

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Spring 1978 Silk Wrap Skirt Blouse YSL 70s Dress Set
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Spring 1978 Silk Wrap Skirt Blouse YSL 70s Dress Set

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Spring 1978 Silk Wrap Skirt Blouse YSL 70s Dress Set

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

vibrant Spring 1978 Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche silk two-piece silk ensemble featuring a dramatic wrap

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1970s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Dress and Kimono Autumn Winter 1978
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Dress and Kimono Autumn Winter 1978

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Dress and Kimono Autumn Winter 1978

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Toulon, FR

Autumn Winter 1978 France Precious evening ensemble, dress and Kimono jacket by Yves Saint Laurent

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1970s French Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Velvet Couture Ensemble
Yves Saint Laurent Velvet Couture Ensemble

Yves Saint Laurent Velvet Couture Ensemble

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent, couture, purple and black velvet dress and jacket ensemble. Dress has long

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage 80s Silk Daisy Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage 80s Silk Daisy Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage 80s Silk Daisy Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Genova, IT

Vestito con margherite in seta Yves Saint Laurent vintage ABOUT Yves Saint Laurent Variation

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1980s Mini Dresses

90s Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Purple Silk Blouse and Maxi Skirt Ensemble
90s Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Purple Silk Blouse and Maxi Skirt Ensemble

90s Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Purple Silk Blouse and Maxi Skirt Ensemble

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

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1990s French Summer Dresses

YVES SAINT LAURENT By Tom Ford S/s 2008 Fuchsia One-Shoulder Satin Gown
YVES SAINT LAURENT By Tom Ford S/s 2008 Fuchsia One-Shoulder Satin Gown

YVES SAINT LAURENT By Tom Ford S/s 2008 Fuchsia One-Shoulder Satin Gown

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in 上海市, Xuhui district

Fabric composition: 100% Silk Measurements All measurements taken laid flat - Bust: 17.8 " / 45 cm - Waist: 14.25" / 36 cm - Hips: No limit since its flare-shaped - Sleeve: 21....

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Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Christian Lacroix Jacket and Skirt in Mauve Suit
Christian Lacroix Jacket and Skirt in Mauve Suit

Christian Lacroix Jacket and Skirt in Mauve Suit

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Christian Lacroix - (Made in France) Jacket and skirt in mauve cotton and flower pattern application. Size 42FR. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: J...

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1990s French Dress and Coat Ensembles

Yves Saint Laurent Edition Soir Chiffon Evening Dress circa 2009
Yves Saint Laurent Edition Soir Chiffon Evening Dress circa 2009

Yves Saint Laurent Edition Soir Chiffon Evening Dress circa 2009

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

, this circa 2011 dress beautifully plays with elements of transparency and opacity. A moderate V

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2010s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

1984 Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Purple Zip Front Runway Dress
1984 Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Purple Zip Front Runway Dress

1984 Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Purple Zip Front Runway Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Portland, OR

This documented 1980's Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche dress made of fine purple wool.The

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1980s European Informal Dresses

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk Blue and Purple Print Dress
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk Blue and Purple Print Dress

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk Blue and Purple Print Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Silk Blue and Purple Print Dress with Blouson sleeves. Cuffs tighten

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1970s French Day Dresses

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Red Purple Cotton Dress F34 Uk 6
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Red Purple Cotton Dress F34 Uk 6

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Red Purple Cotton Dress F34 Uk 6

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Red Purple Cotton Dress F34 Uk 6 From the 2010 YSL Cruise collection This

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2010s French Casual Dresses

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Brocade Dress
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Brocade Dress

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Brocade Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Copenhagen, DK

A gorgeous 1980s floral Yves Saint Laurent cocktail dress with a voluminous blouse and long tapered

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture purple printed dress, Spring/Summer 1970
Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture purple printed dress, Spring/Summer 1970

Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture purple printed dress, Spring/Summer 1970

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

A beautiful and dramatic piece of haute couture by the great Yves Saint Laurent, this exceptional

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1970s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

1983 YVES SAINT LAURENT 40's style blue crepe dress
1983 YVES SAINT LAURENT 40's style blue crepe dress

1983 YVES SAINT LAURENT 40's style blue crepe dress

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Newport Beach, CA

Stunning, 1983 YVES SAINT LAURENT 40's style blue crepe dress. Mr. Saint Laurent was inspired by

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1980s French Day Dresses

Stunnung Late 1970s Yves Saint Laurent Silk Velvet Haute Couture Dress
Stunnung Late 1970s Yves Saint Laurent Silk Velvet Haute Couture Dress

Stunnung Late 1970s Yves Saint Laurent Silk Velvet Haute Couture Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Copenhagen, DK

A stunning and very collectable 1980s Yves Saint Laurent couture burgundy silk velvet evening gown

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1980s French Evening Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent viscose purple Dress
Yves Saint Laurent viscose purple Dress

Yves Saint Laurent viscose purple Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Capri, IT

Yves Saint Laurent purple Dress viscose dress totally made in italy in size 36 FR = 40 it total

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1990s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Saint Laurent Purple Silk Long Sleeve Dress - Size S
Saint Laurent Purple Silk Long Sleeve Dress - Size S

Saint Laurent Purple Silk Long Sleeve Dress - Size S

By Saint Laurent

Located in Krakow, PL

Elegant Saint Laurent purple dress in excellent condition. This stunning dress is made from 100

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21st Century and Contemporary Casual Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent YSL by Tom Ford Purple Maxi Dress W/Velvet Ties
Yves Saint Laurent YSL by Tom Ford Purple Maxi Dress W/Velvet Ties

Yves Saint Laurent YSL by Tom Ford Purple Maxi Dress W/Velvet Ties

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Studio City, CA

Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford purple maxi dress with plunging neckline, empire waist, and extra

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Early 2000s French Maxi Dress

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Purple Knee-Length Day Dress
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Purple Knee-Length Day Dress

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Purple Knee-Length Day Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Studio City, CA

1990's Yves Saint Laurent deep purple day dress in a lightweight wool and slightly flared skirt

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1990s French Day Dresses

YVES SAINT LAURENT BLUE/PURPLE SEQUINS LONGSLEEVES DRESS
YVES SAINT LAURENT BLUE/PURPLE SEQUINS LONGSLEEVES DRESS

YVES SAINT LAURENT BLUE/PURPLE SEQUINS LONGSLEEVES DRESS

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

This stunning YVES SAINT LAURENT longsleeves dress is the perfect addition to any wardrobe.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Mini Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Printed Day Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Printed Day Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Printed Day Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent, colorful, graphic print on a black ground day dress. Dress has a scoop

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1980s French Day Dresses

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Silk Green & Purple Floral Dress
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Silk Green & Purple Floral Dress

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Silk Green & Purple Floral Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Amazing 1980s floral printed silk dress! Made of 100% Yves Saint Laurent silk with detailed green

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1980s Italian Shift Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Hear Print Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Hear Print Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Hear Print Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

A great day dress by Yves Saint Laurent. This dress is in a satinised cotton,with purple hearts on

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1970s French Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Geo Print Ruffle Day Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Geo Print Ruffle Day Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Geo Print Ruffle Day Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Day Dress featuring a drop waist, ruffle yolk and built in sash at the

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1980s French Day Dresses

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Saint Laurent Purple Dress For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary saint laurent purple dress for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an option in purple and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in black, gray and more. You’re likely to find the perfect saint laurent purple dress among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th 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, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche and Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent 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 Saint Laurent Purple Dress?

The price for a saint laurent purple dress starts at $180 and tops out at $28,000, and on average, selling for $1,425.

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.

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