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Ysl Suede Bag

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

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 Small “La Boheme" Suede Fringe Hobo Bag
YSL Small “La Boheme" Suede Fringe Hobo Bag

YSL Small “La Boheme" Suede Fringe Hobo Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

Tom Ford for YSL, 2004 Black Suede with fringes Adjustable leather and chain-link shoulder strap Magnetic closure Lined in textile, inside with a zippered compartment Marked "YVES SA...

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2010s European Hobo 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

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

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YSL "Ruffle" Suede Bag
YSL "Ruffle" Suede Bag

YSL "Ruffle" Suede Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Birmingham, AL

Gorgeous Yves Saint Laurent "ruffle" handbag, circa late 1980's. This brown suede bag is in excellent condition and is a perfect way to get a jump on your fall shopping.

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Late 20th Century French Handbags and Purses

Saint Laurent Ysl Suede Crossbody 18ysla1014 Blue Shoulder Bag
Saint Laurent Ysl Suede Crossbody 18ysla1014 Blue Shoulder Bag

Saint Laurent Ysl Suede Crossbody 18ysla1014 Blue Shoulder Bag

By Saint Laurent

Located in Forest Hills, NY

This item will ship immediately!! Previously owned. Made In: France Measurements: Length: 12" Width: 2" Height: 9.8" Shoulder strap drop: 9" to middle hole Signs of Wear: Visible sta...

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20th Century French Shoulder Bags

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Le 6 Sixieme Suede Flap Bag
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Le 6 Sixieme Suede Flap Bag

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Le 6 Sixieme Suede Flap Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Tampa, FL

This is an authentic YSL Yves Saint Laurent Gray Suede Flap Bag with Long Chain Strap.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handbags and Purses

Gorgeous YSL Loulou Toy shoulder bag in brown quilted suede, GHW
Gorgeous YSL Loulou Toy shoulder bag in brown quilted suede, GHW

Gorgeous YSL Loulou Toy shoulder bag in brown quilted suede, GHW

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Paris, IDF

Gorgeous Yves Saint Laurent Loulou Toy in brown suede and gold brass trim. It has two compartments, a removable and adjustable shoulder strap that allows a custom worn Grosgrain l...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

YSL   Fuchsia Fringed Suede Bag

YSL Fuchsia Fringed Suede Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

YSL fuchsia suede, double sided fringed, soft bag with round black plastic handle.

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1980s French Handbags and Purses

1980s Yves Saint Laurent "YSL" Red Suede Bag
1980s Yves Saint Laurent "YSL" Red Suede Bag

1980s Yves Saint Laurent "YSL" Red Suede Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The Most Adorable Bag Is Here And We Are Obsessed! Circa 1980s, this Yves Saint Laurent cross body bag is lipstick red suede and includes a tonal leather trim.

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1980s French Top Handle Bags

YSL Blue Suede Tassels Shoulder Bag Silver Ring Strap
YSL Blue Suede Tassels Shoulder Bag Silver Ring Strap

YSL Blue Suede Tassels Shoulder Bag Silver Ring Strap

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR

YSL Blue Suede Tassels Shoulder Bag Silver Ring Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.

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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags

YSL Suede Toy Loulou Shoulder Bag Deep Marine Blue
YSL Suede Toy Loulou Shoulder Bag Deep Marine Blue

YSL Suede Toy Loulou Shoulder Bag Deep Marine Blue

By Saint Laurent

Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT

Authentic, pre-owned Saint Laurent Loulou Quilted Crossbody Bag in Blue. Features chevron quilted suede and leather in dark blue, magnetic snap front flap closure, gold hardware, YSL...

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2010s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Loulou Medium YSL Monogram Suede Flap Shoulder Bag
Saint Laurent Loulou Medium YSL Monogram Suede Flap Shoulder Bag

Saint Laurent Loulou Medium YSL Monogram Suede Flap Shoulder Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Retail price is $2,450. Designer: YSL Saint Laurent Material: Soft Suede Color: Seaweed Measurements: 11.5" x 9" x 4.25" (wxhxd) Drop: 11" double; 19" single Interior Pockets: Two m...

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2010s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

YSL YVES SAINT LAURENT Vintage Bag in Red and Purple Suede
YSL YVES SAINT LAURENT Vintage Bag in Red and Purple Suede

YSL YVES SAINT LAURENT Vintage Bag in Red and Purple Suede

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Paris, FR

Very Vintage! pretty YVES SAINT LAURENT bag in red velvet calfskin. Simple and elegant, it is designed as two pockets back to back. In very good condition. The pouch is double open...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Shoulder Bags

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Collectible Black Suede Tassel Shoulder Bag Purse, 1980s
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Collectible Black Suede Tassel Shoulder Bag Purse, 1980s

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Collectible Black Suede Tassel Shoulder Bag Purse, 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Munich, DE

This adorable, rare Yves Saint Laurent pentagonal shoulder or crossbody bag is made from soft black suede featuring a racing green leather stitchery with gold-tone studs and an overs...

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1980s French Shoulder Bags

Yves St. Laurent Purple Suede Clutch
Yves St. Laurent Purple Suede Clutch

Yves St. Laurent Purple Suede Clutch

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

YSl purple suede clutch bag with zipper closure and fringed tassel pull.

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1980s French Clutches

2000's Yves Saint Laurent Mombasa bag with Sculptural Horn Handle
2000's Yves Saint Laurent Mombasa bag with Sculptural Horn Handle

2000's Yves Saint Laurent Mombasa bag with Sculptural Horn Handle

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The YSL Mombasa bag in pink suede is one of the most iconic designs of the 2000s, renowned for its bold, sensual aesthetic and sculptural identity.

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Early 2000s Hobo 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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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 Ysl Black Tassel Suede Shoulder Bag
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Black Tassel Suede Shoulder Bag

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Black Tassel Suede Shoulder Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Kingersheim, Alsace

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Black Tassel Suede Shoulder Bag Measurements: Height: 6.49 inches (16.5 cm) Width: 6.69 inches ((17 cm) Depth: 1.96 inches (5 cm) Tassel: 2.56 inches ...

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20th Century French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Iconic Suede Tom Ford YSL Rive Gauche FW 2004 Chinoiserie Bag
Iconic Suede Tom Ford YSL Rive Gauche FW 2004 Chinoiserie Bag

Iconic Suede Tom Ford YSL Rive Gauche FW 2004 Chinoiserie Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Iconic Suede Tom Ford YSL Rive Gauche FW 2004 Chinoiserie Bag YSL Rive Gauche tassel suede handbag.

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21st Century and Contemporary Clutches

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Black Evening Tassel Suede Bag Purse
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Black Evening Tassel Suede Bag Purse

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Black Evening Tassel Suede Bag Purse

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Nice, FR

YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage black evening tassel bag purse. Black suede adorned with a silk tassel.

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20th Century French Shoulder Bags

YSL Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford 2002 Black XL Mombasa Suede Shoulder Hand Bag
YSL Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford 2002 Black XL Mombasa Suede Shoulder Hand Bag

YSL Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford 2002 Black XL Mombasa Suede Shoulder Hand Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Switzerland, CH

RARE COLLECTOR'S ITEM BY TOM FORD FOR YVES SAINT LAURENT'S ULTRAFAMOUS 2002 COLLECTION Yves Saint Laurent Mombasa bag Designed by Tom Ford for his collection at YSL Perfect size ...

Yves Saint Laurent Suede Drawstring Bag
Yves Saint Laurent Suede Drawstring Bag

Yves Saint Laurent Suede Drawstring Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Geneva, CH

Perfect for fall and/or a weekend in the countryside, this adorable signed khaki suede YSL drawstring bag dates from the 70’s. Refined trimmings shoulder straps with four tassels.

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1970s French Hobo Bags

Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Documented Suede Leather Tassel Bag, 1990s
Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Documented Suede Leather Tassel Bag, 1990s

Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Documented Suede Leather Tassel Bag, 1990s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

On the front, is a passementerie multi-foil motif that winds off the bag to a dangling tassel. A long black cording that terminates into two leather tassels creates the highly adjust...

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1990s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Saddle Suede Fringe Tassel Bag with Dust Bag
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Saddle Suede Fringe Tassel Bag with Dust Bag

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Saddle Suede Fringe Tassel Bag with Dust Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Company: Yves Saint Laurent Style: Shoulder Bag Handles: Saddle Suede & Metallic Gold Cuban Link Chain Drop: 9" Measurements: 14.5" x 5" x 10" Materials: Saddle Suede, Metallic ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede Ruffle St Tropez Bag
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede Ruffle St Tropez Bag

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede Ruffle St Tropez Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Tampa, FL

This is an authentic Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede St. Tropez bag. It is done in luxurious black suede with feminine ruffle detailing on the body of the bag. It features a snap top ...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Handbags and Purses

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

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

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Gorgeous Lou Camera Bag by YSL Vert Fonce Color with Gold Hardware 9" x 6.2" x 2.3" Bag is in Excellent Condition. Some staining on dust bag, but bag itself appears unused. See photo...

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2010s French Structured Shoulder Bags

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.

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1970s French Accessories

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Embellished Evening Bag
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Embellished Evening Bag

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Embellished Evening Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Vintage 1970s YSL raspberry colored suede bag. Embellished with silk ribbon.

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1970s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

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.

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Late 20th Century French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

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

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

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Gorgeous Lou Camera Bag by YSL Vert Fonce Color with Gold Hardware 9" x 6.2" x 2.3" Bag is in Excellent Condition. Some staining on dust bag, but bag itself appears unused. See photo...

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2010s French Structured Shoulder Bags

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Early 2000s Dolce and Gabbana Zebra Pony Hair Shoulder Bag

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By Dolce & Gabbana

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This Dolce & Gabbana shoulder bag from the early 2000s features a striking black and white zebra print on pony hair. It’s accented with silver-tone hardware and patent leather, o...

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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...

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Vintage Platinum, 1960s Cushion Cut Aquamarine & Calibrated Ruby Cocktail Ring

Vintage Platinum, 1960s Cushion Cut Aquamarine & Calibrated Ruby Cocktail Ring

Located in Brighton, GB

Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring Platinum Tested Circa 1960s Step into a world of elegance with this fabulous vintage cocktail ring from the 1960s. At its heart lies a mesmerisin...

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Gucci Alligator and Leather Boots Rare Fall Winter 2005 Sz 8
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Gucci Alligator and Leather Boots Rare Fall Winter 2005 Sz 8

By Gucci

Located in Conroe, TX

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By Versace

Located in Water Mill, NY

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By Prada

Located in London, GB

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BURBERRY PRORSUM black cotton GABERDINE TRENCH Coat Jacket 4 XXS

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By Burberry

Located in Zürich, CH

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By Chanel

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Store item: 68568 A whimsical printed medium flap with 24k gold plated hardware is this Rare Chanel 1996 Vintage Watercolor Floral Medium Classic Flap Bag 24k GHW. A single crossbo...

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Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Silk Dress

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...

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Hermès Birkin HSS 35 Crocodile Porosus Lisse Honey Gold Hardware

Hermès Birkin HSS 35 Crocodile Porosus Lisse Honey Gold Hardware

By Hermès

Located in Berlin, DE

Hermès Birkin HSS 35 in honey and shiny crocodile porosus leather with gold hardware. The bag is in very good condition, has a small mark on one corner as pictured. Comes as full set...

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John Galliano black acetate evening slip dress, ss 1997

John Galliano black acetate evening slip dress, ss 1997

By John Galliano

Located in London, GB

John Galliano black acetate evening slip dress with spaghetti straps and scoop neckline. Spring-Summer 1997

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Christian Dior by John Galliano 2002 Matte Python Skin Saddle Bag & Mirror

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By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Switzerland, CH

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By Chanel

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Ysl Suede Bag For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage or contemporary ysl suede bag you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. 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, Beige and more. If you’re looking for a ysl suede bag 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. 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 Suede Bag?

On average, a ysl suede bag on 1stDibs sells for $747, while they’re typically $180 on the low end and $1,690 for the highest priced versions of this item.

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 And Purses 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.