Saint Laurent Paris Grey Pony Hair Downtown Luggage Tote
View Similar Items
Saint Laurent Paris Grey Pony Hair Downtown Luggage Tote
About the Item
- Designer:
- Dimensions:Height: 11.62 in (29.5 cm)Width: 7.49 in (19 cm)Length: 8.67 in (22 cm)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Like New ( This bag has never been used ).
- Seller Location:Dubai, AE
- Reference Number:Seller: 46611stDibs: LU131015754072
Saint Laurent
French fashion 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, he 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. Under creative director Hedi Slimane, the house’s ready-to-wear collection was rebranded as Saint Laurent in 2012.
Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage Saint Laurent evening dresses, shirts, handbags and other clothing and accessories today on 1stDibs.
- Dior Navy Blue/White Toile De Jouy Embroidery Canvas Large Book ToteBy Christian DiorLocated in Dubai, Al Qouz 2This alluring tote bag for women has been designed to assist you on any day. Convenient to carry and fashionably designed, the tote is cut with skill and sewn into a great shape. It ...Category
2010s Italian Tote Bags
- Prada Talco Craquele Leather Studded Bauletto ToteBy PradaLocated in Dubai, Al Qouz 2This tote from Prada has been designed to be a worthy style companion! Crafted from leather, the bag features an exterior zip pocket and gold-tone metal studs. It is equipped with to...Category
2010s Italian Tote Bags
- Hermes Vert Bengal Epsom Leather Gold Finish Birkin 35 BagBy HermèsLocated in Dubai, Al Qouz 2The Hermès Birkin is rightly one of the most desired handbags in the world. Handcrafted from the highest quality leather by skilled artisans, it takes long hours of rigorous effort t...Category
2010s French Tote Bags
- Dior Purple Cannage Leather Large Soft Lady Dior ToteBy Christian DiorLocated in Dubai, Al Qouz 2This Lady Dior tote is a Dior creation that has gained recognition worldwide and is today a coveted bag that every fashionista craves to possess. This soft tote has been crafted from...Category
2010s Italian Tote Bags
- Bottega Veneta Navy Blue Intrecciato Leather Medium Roma ToteBy Bottega VenetaLocated in Dubai, Al Qouz 2This alluring tote bag for women has been designed to assist you on any day. Convenient to carry and fashionably designed, the tote is cut with skill and sewn into a great shape. It ...Category
2010s Italian Tote Bags
- Burberry Silver/Beat Check Nylon and Patent Leather Victoria ToteBy BurberryLocated in Dubai, Al Qouz 2Burberry has exclusively crafted this tote for the fashionista in you. It is crafted from Beat Check nylon and enhanced with patent leather. The bag's interior is lined with canvas a...Category
2010s Italian Tote Bags
- Hermes Birkin 30cm Gris Perle Togo Bag Gold Hardware Pearl GrayBy HermèsLocated in New York, NYChicjoy is pleased to present this Hermes Birkin 30cm Gris Perle Togo Bag Gold Hardware Brand New in Box in Store Fresh, Pristine Condition (with plastic on hardware) Perfect Gift! Coming with keys, lock, clochette, a sleeper for the bag, rain protector, and orange Hermes box. Gris Perle is the perfect and elegant neutral Birkin for year-round wear. Superbly chic light "Pearl Gray" is one of the most coveted neutrals in Hermes history. So stunning with luxurious gold hardware and light beige resin. In the ideal 30cm size that transitions perfectly from day into evening. In Togo, the most desired leather prized for its anti-scratch and stain properties. Gris Perle is pure understated sophistication! This stunning pale neutral is magnificent paired with neutrals, as well as with every pop color in your wardrobe. Don't miss this bag- it will turn heads everywhere you go! Gold Breloque Charm...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
- Chanel Grey CC Sports Logo Tote Bag 1115c28By ChanelLocated in Dix hills, NYChanel Grey CC Sports Logo Tote Bag 1115c28 Date Code/Serial Number: 10518922 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 19" Width: 6" Height: 9.5" Shoulder Handle Drop: 10" OVERALL F...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tote Bags
- Chanel Grey Fur Rabbit Lapin Tote Bag 1014c22By ChanelLocated in Dix hills, NYDate Code/Serial Number: 5961768 Made In: France Measurements: Length: 15" Width: 3.5" Height: 9" Shoulder Handle Drop: 7" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Accessories: Se...Category
20th Century Tote Bags
- Chanel Grey CC Logo Rabbit Fur Tote bag with Pouch 227ccs211By ChanelLocated in Dix hills, NYDate Code/Serial Number: 5957516 Made In: France Measurements: Length: 15" Width: 4" Height: 9.5" Handle Drop: 7" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Includes Removable Pouch ...Category
20th Century Tote Bags
- Louis Vuitton Purple Epi Leather Montaigne GM 7LK0425By Louis VuittonLocated in Dix hills, NYMade In: France Measurements: Length: 14.5" Width: 7" Height: 8.5 " Handle Drop: 7" OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION ( 9/10 or A ) Accessories: Poignet Signs of Wear: Exteri...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tote Bags
- Hermès Blue Clemence Leather Haut a Courroies Birkin 45 HAC s27H9aBy HermèsLocated in Dix hills, NYDate Code/Serial Number: Y in a Circle Made In: France Measurements: Length: 17.5" Width: 9.5" Height: 16" Handle Drop: 3.5" OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION ( 8/10 or AB ) Accessor...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tote Bags
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
How to Spot a Fake YSL Bag
Counterfeiters know that savvy fashionistas cherish YSL bags. Learn how to tell if yours is the real deal. Of course, you don't have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where every seller is highly vetted.
This Golden Saint Laurent Handbag Feels Like a Disco-Era Throwback (in the Best Way Possible)
If you're looking for an accessory that brings the party, this is it.