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Ysl Bag Gold

YSL gold pattern leather tote bag
YSL gold pattern leather tote bag

YSL gold pattern leather tote bag

By Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Sheung Wan, HK

- YSL gold pattern leather tote bag from Stefano Pilati era. - Front buckles details. - Gold

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Early 2000s French Top Handle Bags

YSL New Gold Mini Betty Cross Body Bag
YSL New Gold Mini Betty Cross Body Bag

YSL New Gold Mini Betty Cross Body Bag

$1,499

H 4.75 in W 2 in L 4.5 in

YSL New Gold Mini Betty Cross Body Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

YSL brand new metallic gold mini Betty cross body evening bag. Calfskin with metallic gold hardware

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent YSL Sunset Bag Red Patent Leather Gold Hardware Flap Bag Size Smal
Saint Laurent YSL Sunset Bag Red Patent Leather Gold Hardware Flap Bag Size Smal

Saint Laurent YSL Sunset Bag Red Patent Leather Gold Hardware Flap Bag Size Smal

By Saint Laurent

Located in Miami, FL

- Red exterior - Gold colored hardware - Comes with dustbag Condition: The bag is in overall

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Womens LE 5 A 7 Shoulder Bag Smooth Leather Black Gold YSL Logo
Saint Laurent Womens LE 5 A 7 Shoulder Bag Smooth Leather Black Gold YSL Logo

Saint Laurent Womens LE 5 A 7 Shoulder Bag Smooth Leather Black Gold YSL Logo

By Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent

Located in Miami, FL

: The bag is in overall great condition with no major imperfections, this bag was purchased and never

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

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

YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Tone Chain Logo Charm Bracelet
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Tone Chain Logo Charm Bracelet

YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Tone Chain Logo Charm Bracelet

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Nice, FR

. 1.9 cm (0.75 inch). Comes with a YSL dust bag. Material : Gold tone metal hardware. NOTES - This is

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21st Century and Contemporary French Link Bracelets

Materials

Gilt Metal

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Black YSL Bag
Black YSL Bag

Black YSL Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Athens, GA

Black YSL Bag with gold hardware. Like new condition. Worn once. Shiny gold hardware in mint

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21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

YSL Cabas Burgundy Bag
YSL Cabas Burgundy Bag

YSL Cabas Burgundy Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Athens, GA

YSL Cabas Burgundy Bag. Gold hardware. Can be worn 2 ways. Good condition. Guaranteed authentic.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

YSL Muse Bag in Bronze /Gold Leather
YSL Muse Bag in Bronze /Gold Leather

YSL Muse Bag in Bronze /Gold Leather

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H 12 in W 17 in D 3 in

YSL Muse Bag in Bronze /Gold Leather

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

A great YSL Muse Bag in gold /bronze colured leather. The bag has a central top zip , with two

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Early 2000s Shoulder Bags

YSL Kate Silver Metallic and Gold Crossbody Bag
YSL Kate Silver Metallic and Gold Crossbody Bag

YSL Kate Silver Metallic and Gold Crossbody Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Athens, GA

Yves Saint Laurent Kate Metallic Silver and Gold Bag. Can be worn as a crossbody or a clutch

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21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Yves Saint Laurent Gold Bronze Sequin Mombasa Bag YSL
Yves Saint Laurent Gold Bronze Sequin Mombasa Bag YSL

Yves Saint Laurent Gold Bronze Sequin Mombasa Bag YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

From the Tom Ford era at YSL, the Mombasa was the coveted iconic it bag of the early 2000s

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Early 2000s French Shoulder Bags

Yves Saint Laurent YSL "Opium" Gold Metal Tassel Minaudière Box Bag 1980s
Yves Saint Laurent YSL "Opium" Gold Metal Tassel Minaudière Box Bag 1980s

Yves Saint Laurent YSL "Opium" Gold Metal Tassel Minaudière Box Bag 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Munich, DE

Iconic 1980s "Opium" Yves Saint Laurent gold metal minaudière box bag with silk cord shoulder strap

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1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Metal Minaudiere Tassel Shoulder Bag
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Metal Minaudiere Tassel Shoulder Bag

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Metal Minaudiere Tassel Shoulder Bag

By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent, Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Highly collectable vintage Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) gold metal minaudire black tassel shoulder bag

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1980s French Novelty Bags

YVES SAINT LAUREENT YSL metallic gold leather beige canvas tote bag
YVES SAINT LAUREENT YSL metallic gold leather beige canvas tote bag

YVES SAINT LAUREENT YSL metallic gold leather beige canvas tote bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Hong Kong, NT

YVES SAINT LAUREENT YSL metallic gold leather beige canvas tote bag Brand: Yves Saint Laurent

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2010s Italian Evening Bags and Minaudières

1990s Yves Saint Laurent Black Passementerie Tassel Shoulder Belt Bag YSL
1990s Yves Saint Laurent Black Passementerie Tassel Shoulder Belt Bag YSL

1990s Yves Saint Laurent Black Passementerie Tassel Shoulder Belt Bag YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

. As if the elan of the bag was not enough, an engraved gold logo pendant confirms that this enchanting

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1990s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag

YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent YSL '08 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag Features decorative clochette with gold

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Pouches and Wristlets

YSL Vintage Gold Metal Black Tassel Evening Bag / Clutch 1980s
YSL Vintage Gold Metal Black Tassel Evening Bag / Clutch 1980s

YSL Vintage Gold Metal Black Tassel Evening Bag / Clutch 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

party bag. The casing features horizontal ribs to better catch the night’s lights and then the YSL

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1980s Handbags and Purses

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Minaudière Gold Clutch Evening Bag Circa 1980s
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Minaudière Gold Clutch Evening Bag Circa 1980s

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Minaudière Gold Clutch Evening Bag Circa 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Miami Beach, FL

1980s, it features a gold metal exterior with a silver YSL logo in the center. The inside is a burgundy

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1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Waxed Canvas Leather Crossbody YSL Shoulder Bag
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Waxed Canvas Leather Crossbody YSL Shoulder Bag

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Waxed Canvas Leather Crossbody YSL Shoulder Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

shoulder bag. YSL logo on the gold clasp closure. Perfect size to also fit an iPad! In great condtion

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Late 20th Century French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

An Yves Saint Laurent Evening Small Purse Circa 1980/1990
An Yves Saint Laurent Evening Small Purse Circa 1980/1990

An Yves Saint Laurent Evening Small Purse Circa 1980/1990

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toulon, FR

bag in golden brass. Closing by clips in golden brass and Swarovski faceted crystals labeled YSL

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1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

YSL Blue Bucket Bag with Gold Studs

YSL Blue Bucket Bag with Gold Studs

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Topanga, CA

This YSL leather and suede bag features a drawstring top/closure. Gold studs are accented through

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1970s French Accessories

YSL Gold hardware and black tassle clutch/bag
YSL Gold hardware and black tassle clutch/bag

YSL Gold hardware and black tassle clutch/bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Antwerp, BE

you are sure to steal the show. The gold tone hardware has an ellipse shape and wears the famous YSL

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Handbags and Purses

Yves Saint Laurent Gold YSL Nadja Mini Hobo Evening Bag
Yves Saint Laurent Gold YSL Nadja Mini Hobo Evening Bag

Yves Saint Laurent Gold YSL Nadja Mini Hobo Evening Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

. The YSL Nadja Mini Hobo not only sounds like a girlfriend you’d let sublease in your shack, but is

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21st Century and Contemporary Handbags and Purses

YSL Black Leather Gold Hardware Envelope Top Handle Evening Clutch Bag
YSL Black Leather Gold Hardware Envelope Top Handle Evening Clutch Bag

YSL Black Leather Gold Hardware Envelope Top Handle Evening Clutch Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Chicago, IL

YSL Black Leather Gold Hardware Envelope Top Handle Evening Clutch Bag Leather Gold tone hardware

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Late 20th Century Clutches

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Leather and Gold Hardware Bucket Shoulder Bag
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Leather and Gold Hardware Bucket Shoulder Bag

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Leather and Gold Hardware Bucket Shoulder Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Chicago, IL

CURATOR'S NOTES Black leather? Check. Bucket style? Check. Gold accents? Check. This vintage YSL

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Late 20th Century French Bucket Bags and Drawstring Bags

YSL Tan Cognac Leather Gold Men's Attache Briefcase Bag With Key & Strap
YSL Tan Cognac Leather Gold Men's Attache Briefcase Bag With Key & Strap

YSL Tan Cognac Leather Gold Men's Attache Briefcase Bag With Key & Strap

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Chicago, IL

CURATOR'S NOTES Leather Gold hardware Slide lock closure Handle 6.5" Measures 14.5" W x 10.5

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21st Century and Contemporary Trunks and Luggage

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Leather Suede Lou Camera Bag Vert Force w/ Dust Bag
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Leather Suede Lou Camera Bag Vert Force w/ Dust Bag

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Leather Suede Lou Camera Bag Vert Force w/ Dust Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Sherman Oaks, CA

Gorgeous Lou Camera Bag by YSL Vert Force Color with Gold Hardware 9" x 6.2" x 2.3" Bag is in

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2010s French Modern Vanity Items

Materials

Gold Plate

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Leather Suede Lou Camera Bag Vert Force w/ Dust Bag
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Leather Suede Lou Camera Bag Vert Force w/ Dust Bag

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Leather Suede Lou Camera Bag Vert Force w/ Dust Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Sherman Oaks, CA

Gorgeous Lou Camera Bag by YSL Vert Force Color with Gold Hardware 9" x 6.2" x 2.3" Bag is in

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2010s French Modern Vanity Items

Materials

Gold Plate

Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Chyc Y Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Shoulder Bag
Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Chyc Y Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Shoulder Bag

Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Chyc Y Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Shoulder Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Chicago, IL

CURATOR'S NOTES Chic, indeed! This stunning red Yves Saint Laurent Chyc Y shoulder bag features

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoulder Bags

Yves saint Laurent YSL Vintage Velvet and Passementerie Bag, Circa 1980s
Yves saint Laurent YSL Vintage Velvet and Passementerie Bag, Circa 1980s

Yves saint Laurent YSL Vintage Velvet and Passementerie Bag, Circa 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in VERGT, FR

Sublime Vintage Bag YSL Black Velvet and gold métal Dimensions : 25 x 20 cm Long strap : 60 cm

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1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Yves Saint Laurent Gold Muse Purse
Yves Saint Laurent Gold Muse Purse

Yves Saint Laurent Gold Muse Purse

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H 11 in W 5 in L 16.5 in

Yves Saint Laurent Gold Muse Purse

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Francisco, CA

Even Goldilocks would love this gold YSL bag because it is just right! It is the perfect size to

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Top Handle Bags

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By Roberto Cavalli

Located in Saint Petersburg, FL

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By Pierre Balmain

Located in Berlin, BE

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By Fred Leighton

Located in New Orleans, LA

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Located in London, GB

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Ysl Bag Gold For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact vintage or contemporary piece of ysl bag gold you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Brown, Black, Gold and more. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of ysl bag gold from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Finding a choice in our collection of ysl bag gold for sale for women should be easy, but there are 5 pieces available to browse for men as well.

How Much is a Ysl Bag Gold?

The price for a piece of ysl bag gold starts at $275 and tops out at $2,500, and on average, selling for $1,250.

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.

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.