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Vintage Saint Laurent Quilted Jacket

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Gunmetal Quilted Snakeskin Pattern Jacket
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Gunmetal Quilted Snakeskin Pattern Jacket

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Gunmetal Quilted Snakeskin Pattern Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Yves Saint Laurent metallic gunmetal and black allover snakeskin print quilted jacket from the

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1980s French Jackets

Iconic Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent FW 2004 Silk Pagoda 3 PC Skirt Suit Fr 36
Iconic Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent FW 2004 Silk Pagoda 3 PC Skirt Suit Fr 36

Iconic Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent FW 2004 Silk Pagoda 3 PC Skirt Suit Fr 36

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Montgomery, TX

From Tom Ford’s final runway collection for Yves Saint Laurent, Fall/Winter 2004, this rare three

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Early 2000s French Skirt Suits

Chanel Interlocking CC Black Square Framed Quilted Sunglasses circa Y2K
Chanel Interlocking CC Black Square Framed Quilted Sunglasses circa Y2K

Chanel Interlocking CC Black Square Framed Quilted Sunglasses circa Y2K

By Chanel

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

blazer, a Saint Laurent leather jacket, or a Gucci silk blouse. They pair beautifully with designer denim

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Early 2000s Italian Sunglasses

Chanel So Black Lambskin Single Flap Handbag circa 1990s
Chanel So Black Lambskin Single Flap Handbag circa 1990s

Chanel So Black Lambskin Single Flap Handbag circa 1990s

By Chanel

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

blouse, Prada tailored trousers, or a Saint Laurent leather jacket. It’s an ideal accessory for those

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Late 20th Century Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel Black Ruched Waist V-Neck Long Sleeve Dress circa 1980s
Chanel Black Ruched Waist V-Neck Long Sleeve Dress circa 1980s

Chanel Black Ruched Waist V-Neck Long Sleeve Dress circa 1980s

By Chanel

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

look. To complete the ensemble, pairing it with a tailored Balmain blazer or a Saint Laurent leather

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Late 20th Century Aesthetic Evening Dresses

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Yves Saint Laurent Gold and Black Quilted Jacket
Yves Saint Laurent Gold and Black Quilted Jacket

Yves Saint Laurent Gold and Black Quilted Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent black quilted button front jacket featuring gold quilted stitching

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1970s French Jackets

Yves Saint Laurent 1970s Quilted Jacket
Yves Saint Laurent 1970s Quilted Jacket

Yves Saint Laurent 1970s Quilted Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Nobody does it quite like Yves Saint Laurent! Alongside the launch of his legendary fragrance Opium

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1970s French Jackets

1970s Yves Saint Laurent Chinese Quilted Red Satin Jacket YSL
1970s Yves Saint Laurent Chinese Quilted Red Satin Jacket YSL

1970s Yves Saint Laurent Chinese Quilted Red Satin Jacket YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Yves Saint Laurent translated the world into the language of French Fashion. From the Africa, to

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1970s French Jackets

Vintage Saint Laurent Mandarin Orange Silk Jacket 1980s
Vintage Saint Laurent Mandarin Orange Silk Jacket 1980s

Vintage Saint Laurent Mandarin Orange Silk Jacket 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This 80's Mandarin orange silk Saint Laurent jacket is simple but chic! The clam-shell quilted

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1980s French Jackets

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Suede Jacket
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Suede Jacket

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Suede Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

A colourful and chic jacket by Yves Saint Laurent, model style V285. The jacket is in a powerful

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1970s French Cropped Jackets

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage YSL
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage YSL

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in US

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage 1970's Gold Leather Fur Trimmed Jacket Quilted silk lining, Gold

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1970s French Jackets

Couture Numbered Saint Laurent Black Jacket
Couture Numbered Saint Laurent Black Jacket

Couture Numbered Saint Laurent Black Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Paris, FR

Rare Saint Laurent Couture numbered (46364) silk black jack featuring a satin silk front patch

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20th Century French Dinner Jackets

1980s Saint Laurent Metallic Green Floral Print Jacket
1980s Saint Laurent Metallic Green Floral Print Jacket

1980s Saint Laurent Metallic Green Floral Print Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

A Fabulous Vintage Saint Laurent rive gauche bright metallic green jacket with a beautiful floral

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1980s French Dinner Jackets

1977 Rare Saint Laurent  Russian Collection Quilted Jacket
1977 Rare Saint Laurent  Russian Collection Quilted Jacket

1977 Rare Saint Laurent Russian Collection Quilted Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Paris, FR

1977 rare Saint Laurent "Russian Collection" silk quilted jack featuring front loop opening,2

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1970s Coats and Outerwear

Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Quilted Trench Coat YSL 1976
Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Quilted Trench Coat YSL 1976

Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Quilted Trench Coat YSL 1976

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

In 1959, Yves Saint Laurent was one of the first western couture designers to showcase a collection

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1970s French Coats and Outerwear

Rare & Iconic "Russian Collection" Kakhi Quilted Jacket
Rare & Iconic "Russian Collection" Kakhi Quilted Jacket

Rare & Iconic "Russian Collection" Kakhi Quilted Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Paris, FR

Rare & Iconic "Russian Collection" kakhi quilted jacket featuring a dark chocolate leather piping

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1970s French Burnous

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Reversable Jacket
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Reversable Jacket

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Reversable Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in US

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Quilted Reversible Chubby Jacket Vintage Yves Saint Laurent jacket with

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1980s French Jackets

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent black & gold metallic stripe jacket 1970s
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent black & gold metallic stripe jacket 1970s

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent black & gold metallic stripe jacket 1970s

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent black & gold metallic stripe jacket 1970s...Round neck jacket with long

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1970s French Jackets

Yves Saint Laurent Russian paisley floral jacket. Early 70s.
Yves Saint Laurent Russian paisley floral jacket. Early 70s.

Yves Saint Laurent Russian paisley floral jacket. Early 70s.

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Carnate, IT

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Variation Jacket. Early 70s. Very particular quilted Russian paisley

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1970s French Jackets

1980s Yves Saint Laurent/YSL Black Quilted Velvet Coat
1980s Yves Saint Laurent/YSL Black Quilted Velvet Coat

1980s Yves Saint Laurent/YSL Black Quilted Velvet Coat

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche robe stye coat from the 1980s. Black velvet with top stitching

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1980s French Jackets

1990s Yves Saint Laurent Mohair Herringbone Tweed Jacket
1990s Yves Saint Laurent Mohair Herringbone Tweed Jacket

1990s Yves Saint Laurent Mohair Herringbone Tweed Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

This stylish early 1990s herringbone tweed jacket with quilted silk lining is by Yves Saint Laurent

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1970s French Bomber Jackets

Yves Saint Laurent Leather Jacket Bolero Gold Matelasse with Black Wool Trim 38
Yves Saint Laurent Leather Jacket Bolero Gold Matelasse with Black Wool Trim 38

Yves Saint Laurent Leather Jacket Bolero Gold Matelasse with Black Wool Trim 38

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL

Authentic, preowned, vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche gold leather bolero jacket with black

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1990s French Bolero Jackets

Iconic Vintage Olive Green Quilted Jacket Est. Fr.34   US. XS.
Iconic Vintage Olive Green Quilted Jacket Est. Fr.34   US. XS.

Iconic Vintage Olive Green Quilted Jacket Est. Fr.34 US. XS.

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Port Hope, ON

This Vintage Yves Saint Laurent jacket is iconic. From the late 70's... it has remained a classic

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1970s French Hooded Jackets

YVES SAINT LAURENT Size XL Purple & Blue Baroque Wool Knit Vintage Jacket
YVES SAINT LAURENT Size XL Purple & Blue Baroque Wool Knit Vintage Jacket

YVES SAINT LAURENT Size XL Purple & Blue Baroque Wool Knit Vintage Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE cardigan jacket comes in a vibrant purple and blue baroque

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21st Century and Contemporary French Sweaters

1979 YVES SAINT LAURENT black satin kimono jacket with gold seashell embroidery
1979 YVES SAINT LAURENT black satin kimono jacket with gold seashell embroidery

1979 YVES SAINT LAURENT black satin kimono jacket with gold seashell embroidery

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Very rare black, satin kimono jacket with metallic-gold seashell embroidery designed by Yves Saint

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1970s French Coats and Outerwear

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Silk Padded Fuchsia S/S 1987
Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Silk Padded Fuchsia S/S 1987

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Silk Padded Fuchsia S/S 1987

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in London, GB

- Spring/ Summer 1987 YSL Rive Gauche runway collection by Yves Saint Laurent - Sold by Mae

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1980s Coats and Outerwear

A 1970s Vintage Quilted Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Velvet Jacket
A 1970s Vintage Quilted Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Velvet Jacket

A 1970s Vintage Quilted Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Velvet Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Copenhagen, DK

A 1970s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche quilted black velvet jacket with a button-down front, side

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1970s French Jackets

A 1970s Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Quilted Wool Jacket
A 1970s Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Quilted Wool Jacket

A 1970s Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Quilted Wool Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Copenhagen, DK

A 1970s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche quilted wool jacket with long sleeves and invisible side

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1970s French Jackets

Yves Saint Laurent 1970s
Yves Saint Laurent 1970s

Yves Saint Laurent 1970s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Phoenix, AZ

A fine vintage Yves Saint Laurent quilted evening jacket. Metallic green and black print quilted

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1970s French Dinner Jackets

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 1980's pure silk modern plaid jacket
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 1980's pure silk modern plaid jacket

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 1980's pure silk modern plaid jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Newport Beach, CA

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 1980's pure silk, quilted jacket. The main body fabric features a

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1980s French Coats and Outerwear

Yves Saint Laurent Quilted Cotton Jacket
Yves Saint Laurent Quilted Cotton Jacket

Yves Saint Laurent Quilted Cotton Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Bath, GB

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Quilted Cotton Jacket Labelled size 38

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1970s French Jackets

Yves Saint Laurent Men's Chocolate Brown Matelassé Leather Bomber Jacket
Yves Saint Laurent Men's Chocolate Brown Matelassé Leather Bomber Jacket

Yves Saint Laurent Men's Chocolate Brown Matelassé Leather Bomber Jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire

stunning vintage men's bomber jacket by luxury French fashion house, Yves Saint Laurent. Made in Italy, in

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Jackets

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage 1970s Navy Blue & Tan Check YSL Jacket W Ribbed Trim
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage 1970s Navy Blue & Tan Check YSL Jacket W Ribbed Trim

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage 1970s Navy Blue & Tan Check YSL Jacket W Ribbed Trim

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Portland, OR

This vintage 1976 YSL navy blue, blue, and tan checked jacket is in a beautiful quilted silk fabric

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1970s French Jackets

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By Bill Blass

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By Thierry Mugler

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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By Christian Dior, John Galliano

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By Yves Saint Laurent

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By Bill Blass

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By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Nashville, TN

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1979 YVES SAINT LAURENT wool IKAT quilted RUNWAY jacket

1979 YVES SAINT LAURENT wool IKAT quilted RUNWAY jacket

By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Very rare and striking, wool quilted Ikat peasant jacket with brown woven trim, button closure and optional waist tie from Yves Saint Laurent dating to 1979 as seen on the fall runwa...

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1970s French Jackets

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Vintage Saint Laurent Quilted Jacket For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary vintage saint laurent quilted jacket for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an option in Black and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Brown, Red and more. Finding an appealing accessory such as this — no matter the origin — is easy, but Yves Saint Laurent and Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche each produced a popular version that is worth a look. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a Vintage Saint Laurent Quilted Jacket?

Prices for a vintage saint laurent quilted jacket can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $400 and can go as high as $1,500, while, on average they fetch $941.

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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From elegant museum-worthy vintage Chanel dresses and jackets to audacious T-shirts and trousers from provocative punk designer Vivienne Westwood, one thing is abundantly clear: If the clothing for sale on 1stDibs could talk, it would certainly make a statement. 

For fashion lovers, the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers — think John Galliano and Roberto Cavalli — but maybe ‘80s accessories are among your (guilty?) pleasures. 

Playful, boldly colored coats and outerwear from Moschino, Ralph Lauren and other titans of the era can take a simpler ensemble to the next level, while chic and practical suits from the likes of Christian Dior and Balmain endure for haute couture advocates and beyond. 

And vintage is the name of the game on today’s red carpets, too. Celebrity stylists are turning to archival pieces created by the likes of Bob Mackie, Thierry Mugler and Jean-Paul Gaultier as alternatives to new gowns plucked straight off the runway. Wearing such sought-after items gives celebrities instant allure and suggests a personal style that’s not only achingly glamorous but intellectually informed and influenced by a love of craftsmanship. 

Those seeking contemporary luxury looks and in-demand street-style fits can indulge in designs by Bottega Veneta, Miu Miu and Loro Piana, while pieces from Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Versace endure as examples of fashion’s most covetable goods. 

The future — and glamorous past — of fashion is yours for the wearing. Find vintage clothing and accessories for sale on 1stDibs, including designs by Balenciaga, Valentino, Celine, Loewe and more.