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Ysl Cross Body Bag Black

YSL New Black Suede Cross Body Bag
YSL New Black Suede Cross Body Bag

YSL New Black Suede Cross Body Bag

$1,699

H 7 in W 2 in L 9 in

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.

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20th Century Shoulder Bags

YSL Black Suede Sequins Cross Body Bag NEW
YSL Black Suede Sequins Cross Body Bag NEW

YSL Black Suede Sequins Cross Body Bag NEW

$2,399

H 5.5 in W 1.5 in L 7.5 in

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 .

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger 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.

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede Bag with Fringe
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede Bag with Fringe

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede Bag with Fringe

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toronto, Ontario

The ultimate 1980's Yves Saint Laurent accessory. Black suede bag with long strap that can be worn cross body.

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Saint Laurent Chain Wallet Rare Quilted Ysl 868914 Chevron Cross Body Bag
Saint Laurent Chain Wallet Rare Quilted Ysl 868914 Chevron Cross Body Bag

Saint Laurent Chain Wallet Rare Quilted Ysl 868914 Chevron Cross Body Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Forest Hills, NY

Chain strap drop 19.5" (detachable) 9"L x 1"W x 5.5"H EXCELLENT+ CONDITION (9.25/10 or A+) Includes Box and Dust Bag Retail $1650The leather exterior is great with minor rubbing alo...

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20th Century Unknown Structured Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Lambskin Monogram Jamie Marble Pink Medium
Saint Laurent Lambskin Monogram Jamie Marble Pink Medium

Saint Laurent Lambskin Monogram Jamie Marble Pink Medium

By Anthony Vaccarello, Saint Laurent

Located in Montreal, Quebec

This shoulder bag is made of lambskin leather in pink nude. The bag features an aged ruthenium bijoux chain link cross body shoulder strap with shoulder pads and a facing flap with a...

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Saint Laurent Anita Fringe Lambskin Leather Cross Body Bag, 2000s
Saint Laurent Anita Fringe Lambskin Leather Cross Body Bag, 2000s

Saint Laurent Anita Fringe Lambskin Leather Cross Body Bag, 2000s

By Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Leather cross-body bag by Saint Laurent with a silver-tone hardware and YSL logo.

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1980s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Crocodile Embossed Black Patent Bag
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Crocodile Embossed Black Patent Bag

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 worn shoulder length or cross body. Comes with booklet and original dust cover.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

YSL New Python Blue Crossbody/clutch Bag
YSL New Python Blue Crossbody/clutch Bag

YSL New Python Blue Crossbody/clutch Bag

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H 7.5 in W 2.5 in L 7 in

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.

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20th Century Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

YSL New Black Medium Loulou Ruthenium
YSL New Black Medium Loulou Ruthenium

YSL New Black Medium Loulou Ruthenium

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H 8.6 in W 2 in L 12.5 in

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.

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20th Century Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Black Medium Monogram Kaia Crossbody
Saint Laurent Black Medium Monogram Kaia Crossbody

Saint Laurent Black Medium Monogram Kaia Crossbody

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

This stylish messenger bag is crafted of calfskin leather in black. It features an adjustable leather cross-body strap with gold hardware and a crossover flap with a gold YSL logo.

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2010s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Embossed Leather Uptown Wallet on Chain Black
Saint Laurent Embossed Leather Uptown Wallet on Chain Black

Saint Laurent Embossed Leather Uptown Wallet on Chain Black

By Saint Laurent

Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT

Use this sweet bag as a clutch or cross body bag. Authenticity Code: is located in the slip pocket Made in Italy Strap Drop: 21" removable SIZE 7.5"L x 1.0"W x 5.0"H Conditio...

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2010s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

YSL NIB Silver Belle De Jour Cross Body Bag/Clutch
YSL NIB Silver Belle De Jour Cross Body Bag/Clutch

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 strap measures 18". YSL front signature stitched logo. Comes with booklets and origina...

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Ysl Black Lambskin Chevron Medium Bag
Ysl Black Lambskin Chevron Medium Bag

Ysl Black Lambskin Chevron Medium Bag

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H 8 in W 4 in L 12 in

Ysl Black Lambskin Chevron Medium Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Yves Saint Laurent mint condition black lambskin chevron shoulder bag with front logo. Can be worn on the shoulder or cross body. Shoulder drop 10.5"/19". Black metal hardware. Inter...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Shoulder Bags

YSL New Black Suede Semi Precious Bag
YSL New Black Suede Semi Precious Bag

YSL New Black Suede Semi Precious Bag

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H 5.5 in W 2 in L 8 in

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.

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

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

Perfect vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT cross body bag, or shoulder bag! This handbag features multi colored waxed canvas, with a red leather strap. Plenty of room to fit all the necessit...

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Late 20th Century French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Kate Medium Reversible Chain Bag in Suede and Leather
Saint Laurent Kate Medium Reversible Chain Bag in Suede and Leather

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-embossed leather on one side and brown suede on the inside with a brass chain.

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Late 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage

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YSL Yves Saint Laurent Mini Candy Bag - black
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Mini Candy Bag - black

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Mini Candy Bag - black

By Hermès

Located in Baarn, NL

Perfect for cross body wear. Inside lining with the same black calfskin leather.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

YSL Saint Laurent Small Croc-embossed bag Kate with tassel
YSL Saint Laurent Small Croc-embossed bag Kate with tassel

YSL Saint Laurent Small Croc-embossed bag Kate with tassel

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Karlsfeld, DE

Monogram small Kate bag with metallic tassel in crocodile embossed shiny leather. The bag features a gold chain link shoulder strap and a full facing flap with the classic YSL Monogr...

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2010s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

Saint Laurent Paris Small Black Leather Kate Monogram Tassel Satchel Bag GWH
Saint Laurent Paris Small Black Leather Kate Monogram Tassel Satchel Bag GWH

Saint Laurent Paris Small Black Leather Kate Monogram Tassel Satchel Bag GWH

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

There are no scuff marks, rips, tears or visible stains on the exterior of the bag. This Saint Laurent Satchel has a gold tone chain that can allow this bag to be worn as a cross bod...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

Yves Saint Laurent Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag
Yves Saint Laurent Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag

Yves Saint Laurent Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Product Details: Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag by Saint Laurent Circa 2016 Chain strain with gold leather shoulder strap Heart shaped Metallic gold tone Matelasse (quilted) chevron d...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Yves Saint Laurent Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag
Yves Saint Laurent Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag

Yves Saint Laurent Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Product Details: Matelasse Chevron Heart Bag by Saint Laurent Circa 2016 Chain strain with gold leather shoulder strap Heart shaped Metallic gold tone Matelasse (quilted) chevron d...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Brown Suede Crossbody Bag
Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Brown Suede Crossbody Bag

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 leather trim. There is a large embroidered 'YSL' emblem on the front of the bag. Ther...

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Late 20th Century French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Yves Saint Laurent Emmanuelle Fringed Hobo Bag - brown
Yves Saint Laurent Emmanuelle Fringed Hobo Bag - brown

Yves Saint Laurent Emmanuelle Fringed Hobo Bag - brown

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Baarn, NL

So it can be worn on the arm or the shoulder, or even cross body. On one side a dangle with a gold-tone YSL logo.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

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Located in Brighton, GB

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Ysl Cross Body Bag Black For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage or contemporary ysl cross body bag black you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Many people prefer black, but fashion is all about individuality — you can find beige, brown and more options on these pages. You’re likely to find the perfect ysl cross body bag black 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. An accessory like this designed by Yves Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello and Saint Laurent — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured item — is worth considering. If you’re browsing our inventory for these accessories, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men and unisex.

How Much is a Ysl Cross Body Bag Black?

Prices for a ysl cross body bag black can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $850 and can go as high as $3,499, while, on average they fetch $1,900.

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.