YSL New Black Suede Cross Body Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
New Ysl black suede shoulder/cross body bag with lizard trim and silver tone hardware. shoulder
YSL New Black Suede Cross Body Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
New Ysl black suede shoulder/cross body bag with lizard trim and silver tone hardware. shoulder
YSL Black Suede Sequins Cross Body Bag NEW
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new black suede cross body bag with multicolor sequins beading, gold tone tassel
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
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede Bag with Fringe
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
cross body. Fringe detail across front flap, giving that iconic elevated YSL hippy vibe. Purse flap
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H 5.5 in W 1 in L 9 in
Saint Laurent Chain Wallet Rare Quilted Ysl 868914 Chevron Cross Body Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in Forest Hills, NY
+) Includes Box and Dust Bag Retail $1650The leather exterior is great with minor rubbing along the edges and
Saint Laurent Lambskin Monogram Jamie Marble Pink Medium
By Anthony Vaccarello, Saint Laurent
Located in Montreal, Quebec
bijoux chain link cross body shoulder strap with shoulder pads and a facing flap with a matching aged YSL
Saint Laurent Anita Fringe Lambskin Leather Cross Body Bag, 2000s
By Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Leather cross-body bag by Saint Laurent with a silver-tone hardware and YSL logo. In a bohemian
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Crocodile Embossed Black Patent Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL Yves Saint Laurent black patent crocodile embossed handbag with silver tone hardware. Can be
YSL New Python Blue Crossbody/clutch Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new blue black python cross body bag, removable strap makes it wearable also as a clutch
YSL New Black Medium Loulou Ruthenium
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL brand new medium loulou shoulder bag in black chevron quilted leather and ruthenium hardware
Saint Laurent Black Medium Monogram Kaia Crossbody
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
leather cross-body strap with gold hardware and a crossover flap with a gold YSL logo. The flap opens to
Saint Laurent Embossed Leather Uptown Wallet on Chain Black
By Saint Laurent
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic, pre-owned Saint Laurent YSL embossed uptown Wallet on a Chain in black. This classic bag
YSL NIB Silver Belle De Jour Cross Body Bag/Clutch
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL new in box metallic silver clutch/ cross body bag. Gold tone hardware. Detachable shoulder
Ysl Black Lambskin Chevron Medium Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
on the shoulder or cross body. Shoulder drop 10.5"/19". Black metal hardware. Interior zipped center
YSL New Black Suede Semi Precious Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
YSL black suede cross body bag with gunmetal chain and semiprecious stone decor. Original retail
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Waxed Canvas Leather Crossbody YSL Shoulder Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Perfect vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT cross body bag, or shoulder bag! This handbag features multi
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H 8.25 in W 10.75 in D 2.25 in
Saint Laurent Kate Medium Reversible Chain Bag in Suede and Leather
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in IT
The stunning Saint Laurent Kate Medium Reversible chain bag. Featuring soft black printed crocodile
Leather, Suede
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Mini Candy Bag - black
By Hermès
Located in Baarn, NL
chain strap with a leather piece. Perfect for cross body wear. Inside lining with the same black
YSL Saint Laurent Small Croc-embossed bag Kate with tassel
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Karlsfeld, DE
snap closure. Bag can be carried as shoulder or cross body bag with approx.. 105 cm length
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H 4.9 in D 1.8 in L 6.6 in
Saint Laurent Paris Small Black Leather Kate Monogram Tassel Satchel Bag GWH
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
: This Saint Laurent Paris Small Black Leather Kate Monogram Tassel Satchel Bag GWH is in great condition
Saint Laurent Monogramme Bourse Mini Fringed Leather Bucket Bag
By Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
brand's signature 'YSL' plaque in silver. Wear it cross-body with the chain-trimmed shoulder strap. Black
Yves Saint Laurent Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
closure YSL logo on front Black suede interior Can be worn as shoulder bag or cross body Made in Italy
Yves Saint Laurent Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
closure YSL logo on front Black suede interior Can be worn as shoulder bag or cross body Made in Italy
Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Brown Suede Crossbody Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Presented here is an Yves Saint Laurent cross body bag. The bag is brown suede with smooth brown
Yves Saint Laurent Emmanuelle Fringed Hobo Bag - brown
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Baarn, NL
can be worn on the arm or the shoulder, or even cross body. On one side a dangle with a gold-tone YSL
Beautiful Vintage White Sheer Pearl + Beads + Sequins Encrusted Shawl Scarf
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage white sheer oversized piano shawl / scarf! Feature thousands of hand-sewn pearl, beads, rhinestones and sequins. Pearl tassels feature pink iridescent pailliettes o...
$2,495
Size: 44 / US 10 - 12
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Sz 44 Black Corset / Bustier Dress YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Drop dead gorgeous vintage Yves Saint Laurent 'Rive Gauche' YSL black dress! Quite possibly the most flattering dress I have ever seen! This rare beauty does wonders for the body! Co...
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Black Leather YSL Flap Clutch Bag Handbag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Rome, Rome
This Yves Saint Laurent vintage clutch bag is a stunning embodiment of timeless elegance and refined luxury. Crafted from black leather, the bag exudes a classic sophistication that ...
Dsquared2 Spring 2005 Christina Aguilera Runway Leather Vintage Mini Dress
By Dsquared2
Located in San Diego, CA
Christina Aguilera closed the runway show in 2005, strutting down the Dsquared2 Runway in this exact dress! Features brown leather stitches down the front, with contrasting tan leath...
$1,318
Size: French 40
Thierry Mugler 1980s Vintage Iconic Black Cotton Bustier Corset Strapless Dress
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Enjoy this item as part of our Holiday Sale, for one week! Exceptional and Rare Thierry Mugler 1980s Vintage Black Cotton Boned Bustier Corset Dress Rare and hard to find, this stu...
Versace Silk Cut out Back Dress
By Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful pink silk dress from Versace. It is is a simple sleeveless sheath from the front. The back is exposed from the shoulders to low back with the exception of draping framin...
Yves Saint Laurent New Suede Gauntlet Gloves
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Geneva, CH
Beautiful never worn 80’s YSL fuchsia gloves trimmed in matching leather diagonal stitching. Both gloves was linked by the original sealing thread. "Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche" g...
Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Silk Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful silk dress in a pink and green geometric print from Dolce & Gabbana. The bodice is vertically boned, fitted through to the hips and has an attached matching pink adjusta...
PAMELA DENNIS 2001 Vintage Gunmetal Silver Evening Gown Maxi Dress
By Pamela Dennis
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Pamela Dennis Evenings 2001 Vintage Metallic gunmetal silver Size USA 12 Pristine condition Measurements in inches laying flat: length 57, pit to pit 17, smallest of waist 17 Final...
Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Blue Marmot Fur Jacket Coat
By Gianni Versace
Located in Naples, FL
Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Blue Marmot Fur Jacket Coat Seen on Look 8 on the Runway in the beige color and on Kim Kardashian in the cropped version. Size IT 42 Condition: great vint...
1990s Vintage GUCCI Leather Tote Bag Black Medium
By Gucci
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage GUCCI tote bag is crafted of pigskin leather in black featuring black enameled hardware and rolled leather metallic handles. Top magnetic snap closure opens to a coated ...
Gianni Versace silk off-shoulder cropped blouse, ss 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
Gianni Versace silk off-shoulder cropped blouse with signature Versace print. Spring-Summer 1993
$6,137
Size: FR 38 - UK 10 - IT 42
Alexander McQueen black lace ruffled blouse and pants ensemble, ss 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
Alexander McQueen black lace ruffled blouse and flared pants ensemble. Spring-Summer 1999
$1,425
Size: Recommended UK 8 / 38
A/W 1994 Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Elegant Long Black Wool Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Sheffield, GB
An Elegant Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Long Black Wool Coat from the Autumn / Winter 1994 Collection. (Look 2 worn on the Runway by Linda Evangelista). MADE IN FRANCE. Size; Recom...
$1,595
H 4.75 in W 3.25 in
Vintage Chanel 2000s Black Patent Leather CC Logo Quilted Wristlet Micro Clutch
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Chanel black patent leather mini wristlet purse from 2003/2004. Bag has square quilting throughout with CC logos, large CC logo at top. Dangling large gunmetal silver metal C...
Alexander McQueen New Dress with Front Slits AW 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous red fine wool dress from Alexander McQueen. It is sleeveless, semi fitted with a bateau neckline, and 2 slits along each front leg. The back has a zipper closing and it is...
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.
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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 bag — Birkin, 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.”
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