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Yellow Saint Laurent Bag

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Pink Passementerie Yellow Tassel Shoulder Bag , 1990s
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Pink Passementerie Yellow Tassel Shoulder Bag , 1990s

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Pink Passementerie Yellow Tassel Shoulder Bag , 1990s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

bag closes with a snap. On the side, a gold medallion with the Yves Saint Laurent signature is sewn to

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1990s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

YSL New Yellow  Drawstring Bag On Chain
YSL New Yellow  Drawstring Bag On Chain

YSL New Yellow Drawstring Bag On Chain

$799

H 7.5 in W 1.2 in L 6 in

YSL New Yellow Drawstring Bag On Chain

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Saint Laurent lambskin bag in shade saffron with gold tone metal hardware chain. It has a

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21st Century and Contemporary Evening Bags and Minaudières

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Saint Laurent Calfskin Quilted Toy Loulou Yellow Crossbody Bag
Saint Laurent Calfskin Quilted Toy Loulou Yellow Crossbody Bag

Saint Laurent Calfskin Quilted Toy Loulou Yellow Crossbody Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Freehold, NJ

Pre-Owned  100% Authentic Saint Laurent Calfskin Quilted Toy Loulou Yellow Crossbody Bag RATING: A

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2010s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Tie Dye Yellow Loulou Puffer Bag Small
Saint Laurent Tie Dye Yellow Loulou Puffer Bag Small

Saint Laurent Tie Dye Yellow Loulou Puffer Bag Small

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H 6.5 in W 10.5 in D 4 in

Saint Laurent Tie Dye Yellow Loulou Puffer Bag Small

By Saint Laurent

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Yellow black tie die ‘Puffer’ quilted shoulder bag from Saint Laurent. Size small. Monogram YSL

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Yellow Jersey Jamie Bag Mini
Saint Laurent Yellow Jersey Jamie Bag Mini

Saint Laurent Yellow Jersey Jamie Bag Mini

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H 6 in W 7 in D 2 in

Saint Laurent Yellow Jersey Jamie Bag Mini

By Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Retail. Color: yellow Material: jersey Model No. 698162 Comes with: dust bag and tag Condition

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Monogramme Patent Yellow Kate 99 Le Shoulder Bag
Saint Laurent Monogramme Patent Yellow Kate 99 Le Shoulder Bag

Saint Laurent Monogramme Patent Yellow Kate 99 Le Shoulder Bag

By Anthony Vaccarello, Saint Laurent

Located in Montreal, Quebec

with contrast leather enforcement. Outlet. Color: yellow Material: patent Model No. 700202 Comes with

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoulder Bags

YVES SAINT LAURENT Mombasa butter yellow black horn shoulder bag
YVES SAINT LAURENT Mombasa butter yellow black horn shoulder bag

YVES SAINT LAURENT Mombasa butter yellow black horn shoulder bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Hong Kong, NT

YVES SAINT LAURENT Mombasa butter yellow black horn shoulder bag Reference: TGAS/E00591 Brand: Yves

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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Mimosa Yellow Eel Skin Small Kate Chain Bag
Saint Laurent Mimosa Yellow Eel Skin Small Kate Chain Bag

Saint Laurent Mimosa Yellow Eel Skin Small Kate Chain Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Listing Title: Saint Laurent Mimosa Yellow Eel Skin Small Kate Chain Bag SKU: 139198 MSRP: 2400.00

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Ligne Y Crossbody Bag
Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Ligne Y Crossbody Bag

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Ligne Y Crossbody Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

This elegant yellow bag from Saint Laurent is ideal for everyday use. Crafted from leather, the bag

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2010s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Ligne Y Crossbody Bag
Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Ligne Y Crossbody Bag

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Ligne Y Crossbody Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

This elegant yellow bag from Saint Laurent is ideal for everyday use. Crafted from leather, the bag

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2010s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Mini Chyc Crossbody Bag
Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Mini Chyc Crossbody Bag

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Mini Chyc Crossbody Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

The brand detailing on the front adds a signature touch to this Saint Laurent bag. Crafted from

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2010s Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Pyramid Clutch Bag
Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Pyramid Clutch Bag

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Pyramid Clutch Bag

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H 7.49 in W 7.49 in L 7.49 in

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Pyramid Clutch Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

This Saint Laurent piece is carefully crafted to offer you a statement accessory you will cherish

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2010s Italian Clutches

Saint Laurent Yellow Suede Large Muse Bag
Saint Laurent Yellow Suede Large Muse Bag

Saint Laurent Yellow Suede Large Muse Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Saint Laurent Paris bag and amaze everyone with your style. Includes: Original Dustbag, Padlock and

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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Phone Holder Crossbody Bag
Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Phone Holder Crossbody Bag

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Phone Holder Crossbody Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

The Saint Laurent phone holder crossbody bag is a chic accessory crafted from luxurious yellow

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2010s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Yellow Matelasse Leather Medium College Flap Bag
Saint Laurent Yellow Matelasse Leather Medium College Flap Bag

Saint Laurent Yellow Matelasse Leather Medium College Flap Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Flap bags like this one will never go out of style and bring immense elegance. It features a well-designed exterior, and the front flap opens to an interior with enough space to keep...

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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Fermoir Flap Satchel Bag Leather
Saint Laurent Fermoir Flap Satchel Bag Leather

Saint Laurent Fermoir Flap Satchel Bag Leather

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

6.5", Width 9.5", Depth 2", Strap Drop 14-17" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Fermoir Flap Satchel Bag

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Small Monogram Kate Chain Bag
Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Small Monogram Kate Chain Bag

Saint Laurent Yellow Leather Small Monogram Kate Chain Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Designed to last, this beautiful designer crossbody bag is a prized buy. Comfortable and easy to

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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag Leather Baby
Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag Leather Baby

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag Leather Baby

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

This Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag Leather Baby, crafted from yellow leather, features dual rolled

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21st Century and Contemporary Tote Bags

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag Leather Baby
Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag Leather Baby

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag Leather Baby

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Sac de Jour Bag Leather Baby Exterior Material

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Monogramme Kate Tassle Leather Clutch Bag
Saint Laurent Monogramme Kate Tassle Leather Clutch Bag

Saint Laurent Monogramme Kate Tassle Leather Clutch Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

Saint Laurent's 'Kate' clutch in yellow - encapsulating the label's glam-rock aesthetic. It's

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21st Century and Contemporary Clutches

Saint Laurent Classic Monogram Crossbody Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather
Saint Laurent Classic Monogram Crossbody Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather

Saint Laurent Classic Monogram Crossbody Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

This Saint Laurent Classic Monogram Crossbody Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Baby, crafted in yellow

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Vicky Crossbody Bag Vertical Quilted Patent Medium
Saint Laurent Vicky Crossbody Bag Vertical Quilted Patent Medium

Saint Laurent Vicky Crossbody Bag Vertical Quilted Patent Medium

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

This Saint Laurent Vicky Crossbody Bag Vertical Quilted Patent Medium, crafted in yellow vertical

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small
Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small

Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small Exterior Material: Leather

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small
Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small

Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

Measurements: Height 6", Width 7.5", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 24" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Sulpice Flap Bag

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small
Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small

Saint Laurent Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

", Strap Drop 23.5" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Sulpice Flap Bag Matelasse Chevron Leather Small

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Nano
Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Nano

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Nano

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

10", Depth 4.5", Strap Drop 18.5-21.5" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Nano

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21st Century and Contemporary Tote Bags

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Baby
Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Baby

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Baby

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Baby Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color

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21st Century and Contemporary Top Handle Bags

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Baby
Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Baby

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Baby

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Sac de Jour NM Bag Leather Baby Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color

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21st Century and Contemporary Top Handle Bags

Saint Laurent Model: Sac de Jour Bag Leather Small
Saint Laurent Model: Sac de Jour Bag Leather Small

Saint Laurent Model: Sac de Jour Bag Leather Small

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

: Handle Drop 4", Height 10", Width 12.5", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Saint Laurent Model: Sac de

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Classic Monogram Tassel Crossbody Bag Grainy Leather Small
Saint Laurent Classic Monogram Tassel Crossbody Bag Grainy Leather Small

Saint Laurent Classic Monogram Tassel Crossbody Bag Grainy Leather Small

By Saint Laurent

Located in NY, NY

Bag Measurements: Height 5.5", Width 8", Depth 2", Strap Drop 22.5" Designer: Saint Laurent Model

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Neon Green Leather Small Monogram Kate Shoulder Bag
Saint Laurent Neon Green Leather Small Monogram Kate Shoulder Bag

Saint Laurent Neon Green Leather Small Monogram Kate Shoulder Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Meticulously crafted from high-end leather, this Saint Laurent Kate shoulder bag exudes just the

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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags

Exquisite Saint Laurent Kate shoulder bag in neon yellow leather, SHW
Exquisite Saint Laurent Kate shoulder bag in neon yellow leather, SHW

Exquisite Saint Laurent Kate shoulder bag in neon yellow leather, SHW

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Paris, IDF

The bright Saint Laurent Kate shoulder bag in neon yellow leather, silver metal hardware, a

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21st Century and Contemporary European Hobo Bags

Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Fall 2004 Silk & Mink Chinoiserie bag w Leather
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Fall 2004 Silk & Mink Chinoiserie bag w Leather

Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Fall 2004 Silk & Mink Chinoiserie bag w Leather

By Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Brisbane, Queensland

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Fall 2004 RTW at Paris Fashion week Yellow silk Chinoiserie bag

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By Gucci, Tom Ford

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By John Galliano

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By Dolce & Gabbana

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By Gucci

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By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci

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Yellow Saint Laurent Bag For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary yellow saint laurent bag for your needs in our varied inventory. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning orange, red, yellow and more. You’re likely to find the perfect yellow saint laurent bag 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, Saint Laurent and Hermès are consistently popular. When shopping for these accessories, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men or unisex today than there are for women.

How Much is a Yellow Saint Laurent Bag?

On average, a yellow saint laurent bag on 1stDibs sells for $1,750, while they’re typically $383 on the low end and $16,420 for the highest priced versions of this item.

Saint Laurent for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right Handbags-purses-bags for You

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 bagBirkin, 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.