Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Cord Bullet Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage cord and metal bullet belt. Embossed YSL. One size fits all. BELT
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Cord Bullet Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage cord and metal bullet belt. Embossed YSL. One size fits all. BELT
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Jewelled Heart Silk Cord Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage black passementerie cord belt featuring a gold and silver toned heart
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Ceinture T80 See through Vintage Belt Size M or US30
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
plate. Total length of the belt 96 cm, belt closure from 80 cm and up to 95 cm. The belt is vintage and
Yves Saint Laurent Wide Belt YSL Rive Gauche Red Leather Heart Vintage 70s Rare
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
This red leather belt was made by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, most likely in the late 1970s
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Gunmetal & Crystal Belt 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A stand-out Vintage YSL Rive Gauche Belt. In 1961, following his time as Dior's Art Director, Yves
$634Sale Price|34% Off
Size: 38, 36
Vintage Saint Laurent Pink 1970s Top, Pants & Black Tassel Belt Set YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
up to 29" Hips: 34- 38" Length: 39.5" The rope Tassel belt is included, and measures 100 inches long
Yves Saint Laurent 1990s Black Gray White Leopard Animal Print Silk YSL Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
. Hidden zipper at each sleeve cuff. Great alone or belted. The pictured vintage YSL velvet belt is also
VALENTINO BOUTIQUE Black Leather Half Coat Vintage
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
Hermès vintage croco belt, an YSL vintage blouse for sale separately. Condition : In very good condition
1970s Halston Couture Nude Silk Chiffon Semi Sheer Bias Cut Vintage 70s Dress
By Roy Halston Frowick, Halston
Located in San Diego, CA
alone. The pictured vintage YSL black velvet belt is also available in my 1stdibs Shop. Perfect for any
EMILIO PUCCI Iconic Printed Fitted silk-twill Pucci shirt
By Emilio Pucci
Located in London, GB
with skirt, trousers...The YSL vintage smoking skirt, the Chanel belt and the vintage pearl necklace
1980'S Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Black Velvet and Passementerie Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in VERGT, FR
Magnific YSL Vintage Belt Mix of black velvet and pompom trimmings intertwined with gold plated
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Bamboo Elastic Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Bamboo Elastic Belt Measurements taken not stretched: Height: 2.56
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Heart Mesh Link Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Heart Mesh Link Belt Measurements: Heart Buckle: 2.75 inches (7 cm
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Logo Pearl Blue Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Logo Pearl Blue Belt Measurements: Buckle Height: 1.73 inches (4.4
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Jewelled Butterfly Red Leather Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Jewelled Butterfly Red Leather Belt Measurements: Buckle Height
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Wrinkled Copper Disc Link Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Wrinkled Copper Disc Link Belt Measurements: Height: 2.08 inches
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Black Bow Red Patent Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Black Bow Red Patent Belt Measurements: Height: 2.75 inches (7 cm
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Bamboo Resin Multi Strand Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Bamboo Resin Multi Strand Belt Measurements: Height: 1.37 inches
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Snake Pattern Bronze Link Necklace Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Snake Pattern Bronze Link Necklace Belt Measurements: Height: 1.57
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Jewel Studded Metallic Wide Leather Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Jewel Studded Metallic Wide Leather Belt Measurements: Height: 3.35
Vintage Massive YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Star Mirror Plexiglass Buckle Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage Massive YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Star Mirror Plexiglass Buckle Belt Measurements: Height
Vintage Massive YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Star Mirror Plexiglass Buckle Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage Massive YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Star Mirror Plexiglass Buckle Belt Measurements: Height
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Neon Space Age Woven Passementerie Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Neon Space Age Woven Passementerie Belt Measurements: Buckle
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Sun Face Charm Black Passementerie Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Sun Face Charm Black Passementerie Belt Measurements: Height: 2.16
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Flower Embroidered Grosgrain Ribbon Red Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Flower Embroidered Grosgrain Ribbon Red Belt Measurements: Height
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl by Robert Goossens Heart Rhinestone Cord Belt
By Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YSL Yves Saint Laurent by Robert Goossens Heart Stone Cord Necklace Belt Measurements
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl by Robert Goossens Sun Face Passementerie Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl by Robert Goossens Sun Face Passementerie Belt Measurements: Buckle
YSL Yves Saint Laurent chain belt with cabochons
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage goldtone chain belt with cabochons. Plaque signed YSL.
Vintage YSL Yves Saint Laurent by Robert Goossens Flower Charm Necklace Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent, Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YSL Yves Saint Laurent by Robert Goossens Shell Flower Wooden Charm Necklace Belt
Rare 1970's YSL / Yves Saint Laurent Gold Tone Chain Belt with Cabachon stones
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Extremely rare and iconic piece. Intricate gold tone chain belt with flower design and Cabachon
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl by Robert Goossens Fossil Medallion Chain Leather
By Yves Saint Laurent, Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl by Robert Goossens Chain Leather Fossil Medallion Necklace Belt
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Size: See Description
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Deep Purple Cotton Trousers W Self Tie Sash Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Portland, OR
These vintage Yves Saint Laurent purple cotton trousers are anything but ordinary! The color is the
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Size: 42
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Rive Gauche Long Sleeve Silk Red dress Belt & Scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Lake Park, FL
This is a rare and gorgeous vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche 100% silk red dress with built
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Size: 38
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Rive Gauche Red Flower Wool Long Sleeve Velvet Trim Belt Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Lake Park, FL
This is a vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche wool dress with floral red print and velvet trim
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Black Suede Fringe Belt Scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, ON
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Black Suede Fringe Belt Scarf. Wide suede tie belt or scarf with
Rare Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Belt Mint
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
YSL vintage belt . Gold tone hardware with leather mix Excellent like new condition. Perfect to
Vintage YSL Rive Gauche Black Silk Belt
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Paris, FR
This vintage Yves Saint Laurent belt is in black silk. It will be the perfect touch on your dress
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Toned Heart Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage gold and white passementerie belt featuring a large gold toned heart
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Vintage Jewelled Chain Belt, 1970
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage 1970 silver tone chain belt featuring oval links embellished with clear
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Jewelled Black Passementerie Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche vintage black passementerie belt featuring multicolored crystal
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Rare Sun Face Waist Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage wide waist belt with sun face theme. Textured stretch black fabric with
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Rare Jewelled Heart Chain Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage rare gold tone double chain belt adorned with a jewelled heart. Can be
Vintage YSL 2 Tone Gold and Silver Color Metal Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage YSL 2 Tone Metal Belt in good condition consistent with age and use please see photo 2
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Leather Chain Fossil Medallion Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage interwoven black leather chain belt featuring a massive shell fossil
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Size: Small - Large
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage 1970s Tortoise Pewter 4 Leaf Clover Belt Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL four leaf clover tortoise and pewter chain link belt OR
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Size: one size fits all
Yves Saint Laurent Brown Yellow Braided Tassel Belt Wood Agate Beads YSL Vintage
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
been able to capture African attributed styles in popular, modern accessory designs. This braided belt
1970s Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Chocolate Brown Leather Fringe Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing vintage YSL brown leather fringe belt from the 1970s! Leather, intertwined with suede. The
Amazing Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Black Chiffon Blouse From Russian Collection
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
pictured vintage YSL belts (from the same "Russian Collection") are available in my 1stDibs shop! In great
Incredible Vintage Mary Quant for Bonwit Teller Black Wool Shirt Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
YSL belt (from the 'Russian Collection') is available in my 1stDibs Shop. In great condition
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent ' Russian Collection ' 1976 Black Silk Chiffon Blouse
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in San Diego, CA
possibilities! Looks great alone or belted (perfect with the vintage YSL tassel belt from the same Russian
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Belt and Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage belt/necklace featuring articulated gold tone square plates and coins
Vintage YSL Silver & Brown Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
- Large YSL silver tone buckle, measures 4” x 2.5” - Wide dark brown leather, measures 44” x 1.5”
Vintage YSL Russian Tassel Necklace and Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This gorgeous vintage YSL accessory is twisted silk rope with tassels in a brilliant color
Vintage Saint Laurent YSL Black Studded " Y " Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic vintage YSL belt in black suede leather with gold studs shaped in signature Y's. In great
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Russian Tassel Belt YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Russian rope and tassel belt. Black with ropes in turquoise, chartreuse
Yves Saint Laurent Ysl Vintage Tassel Passementerie Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche vintage belt featuring colourful passementerie trimmings in shades
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Jewelled Heart Chain Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage rare gold toned double chain belt adorned with a jewelled heart. Can be
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage 1970 Jewelled Chain Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage 1970 silver toned chain belt featuring oval links embellished with clear
Vintage Black Rope Tassel Plastic Statement Belt attributed YSL
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unlabeled Yves Saint Laurent tassel belt with large plastic buckle. One size fits all.
Amazing Rare Vintage YSL Rainbow Belt From Famed " Russian Collection "
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous vintage YSL belt from the famous "Russian Collection!" Vibrant colors, with a red tassel
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Black Marbled Bakelite Belt Necklace YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Although bold colors, striking prints, and unexpected shapes were the hallmark of YSL collections
Yves Saint Laurent Runway 1991 Vintage YSL Passementerie Gold Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Rich hues and international influences shaped several collections throughout YSL’s extensive career
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Size: Small/ Medium/ Large
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Passementerie Tassel Belt YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
end. This vintage Yves Saint Laurent passementerie belt is in excellent condition. The belt interior
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Toned Heart Chain Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
Yves Saint Laurent vintage chunky chain belt featuring textured hearts embossed "YVES SAINT LAURENT
1970s YSL Tortoise Link Necklace and Belt Vintage Yves Saint Laurent
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This YSL faux tortoise link collectable accessory can be worn as a belt or necklace. Made up 18
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Hunter / Forest Green Snake Python Belt YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Statement worthy vintage Yves Saint Laurent green python belt! Vibrant green color, with the finest
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL by TOM FORD 2002 Vintage Mombasa Belt
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Leonardo, NJ
last # on the belt reads "36" Fun Fact: this YSL style is often mistaken as a "horn" but in reality
$11,032
Size: FR 36 - IT 40 - UK 8
Alexander McQueen red silk chiffon empire evening dress with train, fw 2008
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
Alexander McQueen red crinkled silk chiffon empire evening dress with long train, structured bust and draped skirt. Fall-Winter 2008
1970s Louis Feraud Couture Tan Lace Floral Embroidered Dress
By Louis Feraud
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis Feraud 1970s haute couture light brown lace dress in a 1920s style drop waist silhouette. Amazing embroidered lace and hand finished seam allowances. Small buttons conceal a ba...
Stunning Vintage Bill Blass Lipstick Red Strapless Silk Mermaid Dress / Gown
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning vintage Bill Blass red silk Mermaid dress! Vibrant liptick red color, with intriicate stitching, which produce an unbelievable sexy fit! Super flattering, and utterly jaw dr...
1980's Brown Mink Lightweight Reversible Coat
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Chic 1980's unmarked Canadian brown mink reversible long coat. One side is brown leather patchwork pattern with a fur collar and cuffs. The textured pattern is created by piecing the...
Oscar de la Renta 2007 Runway Look Brown Ruffle Trim Sun Dress
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oscar de la Renta brown pencil dress with raw edged ruffle trim. Grosgrain trim circles the bodice. Boned at bodice for shape. Back zip and hook and eye. Seen in another color in L...
Beautiful Bill Blass Vintage Sz 6 / 8 Navy Blue Silk Satin 90s Gown + Shawl
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1990s BILL BLASS Couture navy blue silk satin strapless mermaid gown and matching shawl. Strapless bodice features a super soft silk velvet in navy. Interior support holds ...
$1,238Sale Price|44% Off
Size: 40
Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL Lotus Heels 2004 Pumps Sz 40
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Heels Worn Twice. Only signs of Use is to the Sole, the Uppers are Perfect * Tom Ford Lotus Runway Ad Heels * This was his last collection for Yves Saint Laurent...
$1,425
Size: Marked Size: 39 Fits U.S. 8.5
New Tom Ford for YSL Yves Saint Laurent Collection Satin Heels Sz 39 U.S. 8.5
By Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Heels Brand New The Countess of Albemarle wore these in Beige to Tom Ford's Book Signing Marked Size: 39 Fits U.S. 8.5 * Lilac Satin * Leather Insol...
Prada Blue Silk Top with Neck Drape
By Prada, Miuccia Prada
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous navy blue silk top from Prada. It is semi fitted, sleeveless with a crew neck. An 11" drape falls from one side of the neckline. It has a back invisible zipper. Fits siz...
Roberto Cavalli Summer Top
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in London, GB
A pretty Summer top by Roberto Cavalli. The top has a v neckline, frill sleaves , adn is a blue and yellow print with gathering at the bust.
$2,220Sale Price|20% Off
Size: French 36
New Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2007 Runway Wool Cashmere Coat Dress Sz French 36
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Fall Winter 2007 Brand New Without Tags $3275 Butter Soft Runway Wool Cashmere Coat FRENCH 36 Dual Slit Side Pockets Hidden Double Button Closure at Front Pouf S...
1990s Geoffrey Beene Grey Silk Gown
By Geoffrey Beene
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Elegant Vintage Geoffrey Beene charcoal grey maxi silk gown. Matching coat sold separately. see listing from our store. Bust : 36. /hip: 36 Fit US Size : 4-6
Rare Early Yves Saint Laurent Black Rhinestone Top
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy vintage YSL knit top, with gorgeous rhinestones on each strap. Flattering fit, with incredible construction. In great condition. Approximately Size Small (lots of stretch) M...
Christian Dior by John Galliano Lace Up Dress
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous black silk dress by John Galliano for Christian Dior. The body of the dress is made of fine black stretch silk with functional adjustable lacing at the center front and b...
Azzedine Alaia black viscose and chenille figure hugging dress, fw 1989
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in London, GB
Azzedine Alaia black viscose above-the-knee figure hugging dress with chenille net panels, turtle neck and zip fastening. Fall-Winter 1989
Alexander McQueen F/W 2004 Beige Metallic Tweed Tie Neck Blazer & Skirt 2pc Suit
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Chicago, IL
Alexander McQueen F/W 2004 "Pantheon As Lecum" tweed skirt suit. As seen on the runway; look #3. Beige with copper and navy metallic basket weave wool blend fabric. Beautiful asymmet...
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.