Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Dots Black Silver Statement Cocktail Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Statement Cocktail Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Rare Lava Rock Brutalist Silver Crystals Statement Ring 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Abnormal Brutalist Lava Rock Silver Rectangle Circle Crystals Cocktail Chunky Statement Ring, Size 6 Very excellent condition.
Silver
Yves Saint Laurent 1990s Parure Broche Bague TDD54 Silver Set Brooch Ring US7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
A Yves Saint Laurent demi-parure circa 1990, comprising a 925 sterling silver dome-shaped ring set with blue rhinestones, hallmarked and signed.
Blue Zircon, Silver
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Rare Arty Red Ruby Oval Cabochon Statement Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Stone Statement Chunky Modernist Ring, Size 6, Silver Black Tone Very good condition.
Silver Plate
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl by Tom Ford Velvet Sterling Silver Ring
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl by Tom Ford Velvet Sterling Silver Ring From 2002 Runway Collection taille 7. 54.
2000s Yves Saint Laurent Black Satin Sterling Silver Ring Evening Clutch
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in West Hollywood, CA
It is crafted in black satin with .925 sterling silver hardware. A sterling silver ring handle with a chain drop is attached at the top.
Yves Saint Laurent / YSL Ring - Sterling Silver with Swarovski Crystals
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This is a lovely sterling silver Yves Saint Laurent ring in size 5.5. It is signed on the inside with the YSL logo.
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Unavailable
YSL Sterling Silver Ring With Engraved Motif
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
A statement YSL sterling silver ring with engraved 'Yves Saint Laurent' motif. 1990's.
Silver
SAINT LAURENT silver metal & mint green glass ARTY Ring 6 / 6.5
By Saint Laurent
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Yves Saint Laurent Arty ring is crafted from silver-plated metal and features a signature sculptural design.
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Silver Tone Black Cocktail Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is an iconic Arty cocktail ring designed by YSL in 2000s. The piece is crafted in silver tone metal.
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver, Enamel
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 condition.
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Silver Tone Cabochon Pink Cocktail Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is an iconic Arty cocktail ring designed by YSL in 2000s. The piece is crafted in silver tone metal.
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Onyx Black Cabochon 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 Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Onyx Black Cabochon Statement Ring, Size 6, Silver
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Onyx Black Cabochon Enamel Statement Chunky Cocktail Modernist Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Cabochon Enamel Silver Dots Chunky Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Statement Cocktail Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver, Enamel
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 Vintage Arty Unisex Black Oval Cabochon Chunky Statement Cocktail Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Statement Cocktail Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver, 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 Black Cabochon Enamel Statement Chunky Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver, 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 Black Cabochon Enamel Statement Chunky Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver, Enamel
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 Ring, Size 6, Silver Plated Very excellent condition.
Silver 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 Ring, Size 6, Silver Plated Very excellent condition.
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Cabochon Statement Chunky Silver Ring, Size 8
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Light colour loss at back, barely noticeable. Rare to find. Vintage. 100% genuine. UK size: Q. Signed on the back YSL, Made in France. _ _ _ Great for ever...
Silver
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Very light scratches, Barely noticeable. 100% Genuine. Signed at the rear. Vintage. UK: L/M. _ _ _ Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beauti...
Silver, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Cabochon Chunky Statement Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Signed at the rear. Vintage. 100% Genuine. Very light scratches. Signed on the back YSL, Made in France. UK L/M. _ _ _ Great for everyday wear. Come with ve...
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Enamel Statement Cocktail Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Signed at the rear. Vintage. Come with original pouch and box. 100% Genuine. Very light scratches. Signed on the back YSL, Made in France. UK L/M. _ _ _ Grea...
Silver, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cluster Flowers Statement Chunky Silver Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Signed at the rear. Vintage. 100% Genuine. UK size: N/O. Signed on the back YSL, Made in France. _ _ _ Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch a...
Silver
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Dark Green Cabochon Statement Silver Ring Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Maybe very light scratches and colour loss, barely noticeable. Vintage. 100% genuine. Come with original box. Rare to find. UK size: L / M. Signed on the...
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Statement Chunky US 6 Silver Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Stone Statement Chunky Modernist Ring, Size 6, Silver Black Tone Very good condition.
Silver Plate
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 Vintage Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Stone Statement Chunky Modernist Ring, Size 6, Silver Black Tone Very good condition.
Silver Plate
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 condition.
Silver 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...
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...
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...
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 good condition.
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Ring, US 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Unisex Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Cocktail Monderist Elegant Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone Very excellent condition.
Silver 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 Vintage Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Cocktail Monderist Elegant Ring Size 6, Silver Tone Very good condition.
Silver 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 good condition.
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Ring Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Vintage. 100% genuine. Very light scratches or colour loss. Signed on the back YSL, Made in France. UK L/M. _ _ _ Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet p...
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent Sultan Silver Ring and Bangle
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
Beautiful and imperious twin set of Yves Saint Laurent Sultan bangle and ring Both items are made by embellished 925 silver and velvet Made in Italy Very good conditions, come...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Lucite Rings Silver Link Belt Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
During the stint of WW2, many designers and fashion houses were tasked with finding solutions to still create new fashions without using highly rationed materials. Thus, lucite-mania...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Lucite Rings Silver Link Necklace Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
During the stint of WW2, many designers and fashion houses were tasked with finding solutions to still create new fashions without using highly rationed materials. Thus, lucite-mania...
YSL Blue Suede Tassels Shoulder Bag Silver Ring Strap
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
YSL Blue Suede Tassels Shoulder Bag Silver Ring Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: VERY GOOD This preloved item is in very good cond...
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Silver Toned Flower Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage silver toned ring featuring a large stylized flower design with a sapphire blue resin cabochon at center.
Yves Saint Laurent YSL 1990s Bague TDD53 Silver Dome Ring USUS6.25
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
Yves Saint Laurent ring circa 1990 in 925/1000 silver, dome shape dotted with white rhinestones, hallmarked and signed.
Zircon, Silver
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Rare Massive Runway Sterling Silver Ring
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT uber rare massive runway sterling silver ring.
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Amethyst Purple Cabochon Chunky Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Signed at the rear. Rare to find this colour. Signed on the back YSL, Made in France. UK L/M. _ _ _ Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and...
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Onyx Chunky Statement Cabochon Ring Size 8 Silver
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Onyx Black Stone Chunky Statement Cabochon Cocktail Modernist Ring, Size 8, Silver Plated Very good condition.
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Blue Black Clear Icy Cabochon Statement Ring, US 8
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Lights scratches at back, barely noticeable. Vintage. 100% genuine. Rare to find this colour and size. UK size: Q. Signed on the back YSL, Made in France. _...
Silver Plate
YVES SAINT LAURENT Vintage brown leather silver rings shoulder hobo bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Hong Kong, NT
YVES SAINT LAURENT Vintage brown leather silver rings shoulder hobo bag Reference: PYCN/A00109 Brand: Yves Saint Laurent Material: Leather Color: Brown, Silver Pattern: Solid Closure...
Saint Laurent Silver Textured Opyum Twist Logo Ring
By Saint Laurent
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Color: Silver Material: Metal Marks: Brand Signature, Size, PARIS Model No.: 584067 Band Width: 2” Total Item Weight (g): 4.4g Year: Circa 2021 Comes with: Box & dust bag Condition: ...
TOM FORD for YSL STERLING SILVER & VELVET RUNWAY RING
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Montgomery, TX
A FABULOUS CREATION FROM TOM FORD ERA YSL Sterling Silver and Black Velvet Cocktail Ring Size 6 3/4 Yves Saint Laurent Metal: Sterling Silver Fall/Winter 2002
Sterling Silver
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Silver Metal Red Crystals and Pearls Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
Super chic statement necklace by Yves Saint Laurent composed of dark silver metal rings, grey and white imitation pearls, transparent beads and red and grey crystals shape cabochons....
Silver Plate
$183Sale Price|20% Off
Textured Silver Leaf Brooch With Crystals By Crown Trifari, 1950s
By Trifari
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Collectible costume jewelry piece from the mid-century - 2.25" x 1.5" - Silver "Trifarium" plating - Bezel set clear oval crystals with baguette crystal accents ...
Tiffany & Co. Platinum 7.20cttw Diamond Double Clip Brooch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Prepare to be enchanted by the sheer elegance and versatility of this Tiffany & Co. diamond brooch. Crafted in exquisite platinum, this remarkable piece showcases a stunning display ...
Diamond, Platinum
Rose Cut Diamonds Ring With Pave Diamonds In Silver
By Artisan NYC
Located in New York, NY
,D:2.04cts,Slv:10.58gms,, Size: 27X18X14MM
Diamond, Silver
$30,400Sale Price|20% Off
David Webb Oval Cabochon Ruby and Diamond Cocktail Ring
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
David Webb Oval Cabochon Ruby and Diamond Ring Crafted in platinum, the ring features a stunning oval cabochon ruby at its center, weighing approximately 17.00 carats. The ruby's sm...
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Bijoux Num Faux Diamond Sterling Silver Wide Band Ring
By Bijoux Num
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bijoux Num Sterling Silver Faux Diamond Wide Ring This bold wide band ring features 102pcs of top quality round simulated diamond cubic zirconia, handset in platinum rhodium plated ...
Other, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Platinum
Cartier Menotte Onyx Ring 18k White Gold Band Sz 53 US 6 1/4 Bypass Motif
By Cartier
Located in Torrance, CA
Out of production vintage Cartier 'Menotte' ring crafted in 18k white gold (circa 2000). The iconic Cartier ring features a bypass design, terminating with two black onyx points. ...
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Modern Deco Style Onyx Marcasite Sterling Silver Ring
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Onyx dome ring with three stripes of marcasite set on a sterling silver band. US size 4.5. Marked: 925 HL. Age wear, tiny onyx chip on edge by band.
Marcasite, Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Gold Clear Pink Statement Chunky Cabochon Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Clear Pink Oval Statement Chunky Cabochon Cocktail Chunky Elegant Modernist Ring, US 5, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. Vintage. Very rare to...
Gold Plate
$501Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.79 in W 0.83 in D 1.42 in
Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975
Located in Oirlo, LI
Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975 Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975 Beautiful ring size 19.2 cm in diameter. Elis Kau...
Silver
JUGENDSTILL platinum ring with ruby, brilliant and single cut diamonds
Located in The Hague, ZH
Platinum ring set with a central ruby totaling 1.05ct surrounded by brilliant-cut and single-cut diamonds totaling 1.00ct - F/G - VS/SI - ring size U.S. 5.25 - EU. 16(50) detailed...
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti Platinum Pave Diamond Sevilana Ring
By Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Designer: Tiffany & Co. / Elsa Peretti Material: platinum Diamond: 72 round brilliant cut = 0.80cttw Color: G Clarity: VS1-2 Dimensions: ring top measures 18.7mm wide Size: 7.5 Weigh...
Diamond, Platinum
$1,398Sale Price / item|25% Off
Silver "Black Rhodium" Bark Ring with Brown Diamonds
By Gregory Mikaelian & Sons, Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver "Gresha" signature bark ring with 46 round brown diamonds weighing 2.50cts. in a "black rhodium" finish. size 6 *this design is ours and can be created in any other form; rin...
Brown Diamond, Sterling Silver
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Willy H. Jacob Krogmar, Danish Silversmith, Modernist Ring in Sterling Silver
Located in bronshoj, DK
Willy H. Jacob Krogmar. Danish silversmith. Modernist ring in sterling silver adorned with raw amethyst. 1960's. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 17 mm. US size: 6.5 In mos...
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
CARTIER London 1960 Gipsy Ring In Platinum With Burmese Ruby & Diamonds
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A platinum ring with ruby designed by Cartier. This is a beautiful and very rare vintage ring created in London England by the French jewelry house of Cartier, between the 1955 and ...
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, Platinum
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 LAURENT. Indicated size 6 (please refer to measurements). Indicative measurements :...
Art Nouveau Carnelian Sterling Silver Interlocking Statement Ring, 20th Century
Located in Milford, DE
An exquisite art nouveau statement ring with a carnelian cabochon centerpiece. Decorative sterling silver bezel and band. Ring size US 7.75 Marks / hallmarks / etc: Sterling
Carnelian, Sterling Silver
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.
Antique and vintage rings have long held a special place in the hearts of fine jewelry lovers all over the world.
No matter their origin or specific characteristics, rings are timeless, versatile accessories. They’ve carried deep meaning since at least the Middle Ages, when diamond rings symbolized strength and other kinds of rings were worn to signify romantic feelings or to denote an affiliation with a religious order. Rings have also forever been emblematic of eternity.
Over time, rings have frequently taken the form of serpents, which have long been associated with eternal life, health and renewal. Italian luxury jewelry house Bulgari has become famous for its widely loved Serpenti motif, for example, and its Serpenti ring, like the other accessories in the collection, began as an homage to jewelry of the Roman and Hellenistic eras. The serpent is now a popular motif in fine jewelry. Jewelry devotees have long pined for rings adorned with reptiles, thanks to antique Victorian rings — well, specifically, Queen Victoria’s illustrious engagement ring, which took the form of a gold snake set with rubies, diamonds and an emerald (her birthstone). Designs for Victorian-era engagement rings often featured repoussé work and chasing, in which patterns are hammered into the metal.
Engagement rings, which are reliably intimidating to shop for, are still widely recognized as symbols of love and commitment. On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.
The most collectible antique engagement rings and vintage engagement rings are those from the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras. Named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign), antique Georgian rings, be they engagement rings or otherwise, are also coveted by collectors. Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. The late-1700s paste jewelry was a predecessor to what we now call fashion or costume jewelry.
The Art Nouveau movement (1880–1910) brought with it rings inspired by the natural world. Antique Art Nouveau rings might feature depictions of winged insects and fauna as well as women, who were simultaneously eroticized and romanticized, frequently with long flowing hair. Art Deco jewelry, on the other hand, which originated during the 1920s and ’30s, is by and large “white jewelry.” White metals, primarily platinum, were favored over yellow gold in the design of antique Art Deco rings and other accessories as well as geometric motifs, with women drawn to the era’s dazzling cocktail rings in particular.
Whether you’re hunting down a chunky classic for a Prohibition-themed cocktail party or seeking a clean contemporary design to complement your casual ensemble, find an exquisite collection of antique, new and vintage rings on 1stDibs.