Vintage 1980s YSL Yves Saint Laurent Geometric Link Bracelet, Signed
View Similar Items
Vintage 1980s YSL Yves Saint Laurent Geometric Link Bracelet, Signed
About the Item
- Creator:
- Style:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1980s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:McKinney, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU162729621322
Yves Saint Laurent
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.
- Pastel Pink & Blue Givre Glass & Rhinestone Juliana Bracelet By DeLizza & ElsterBy Delizza & ElsterLocated in McKinney, TX- Vintage item - 7.5" length - Gold plated - Pastel pink & baby blue crystal rhinestones - Givre glass accents - Fold over clasp closure - Safety chain - Attributed to DeLizza...Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Link Bracelets
- Gold & Cream Enamel Chunky Link Bracelet By Ciner, 1970sBy CinerLocated in McKinney, TX- Vintage item - 7.5" length - 1.4" width - Cream acrylic - Gold plated - Hidden box clasp with safty chain - By Ciner (signed on clasp) - Circa 1970s - Estate acquired - G...Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Link Bracelets
- Crystal Juliana Five Link Bracelet With Floral Motif By DeLizza & Elster, 1960sBy Delizza & ElsterLocated in McKinney, TX- Vintage item - 7.25" length - 1" width - Silver tone - Prong set ruby red and baby blue crystal rhinestones - Fold over clasp closure with safety chain - Attributed to DeLizz...Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Link Bracelets
- Gold & Resin Cabochon Organic Link Bracelet With Logo Clasp By Givenchy, 1980sBy GivenchyLocated in McKinney, TX- Vintage item - 7.5" length - .75" width - Gold plated - Amber, red, brown and green resin cabochons - Crystal rhinestone accents - Fold over "GG" clasp closure - By Givench...Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
- Vintage Gilded Knot Link Bracelet By Anne Klein, 1980sBy Anne KleinLocated in McKinney, TX- Vintage item - 7.5" length - Heavy matte gold plate - Toggle clasp closure - By Anne Klein (signed on hang tag) - Circa 1980s - Estate acquired - This item has been cleaned ...Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
- Gilded Textured Wavy Link Bracelet By Monet, 1960sBy MonetLocated in McKinney, TX- Vintage item - 7.5" length - 1" width - Gold plated - Fold over clasp closure - Safety chain - By Monet (signed on clasp & hang tag) - Circa 1960s - Estate acquired - Exce...Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Link Bracelets
- Gucci Bamboo Link Bracelet 18K Yellow GoldBy GucciLocated in Chicago, ILRetired Gucci Bamboo Collection bracelet. The bracelet is 7 inches in length, made of 18K yellow gold, and weighs 12.7 DWT (approx. 19.75 grams).Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Link Bracelets
Materials18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$2,920 Sale Price20% Off - Tiffany & Co Wide Rolo Link Bracelet in 14K Yellow GoldBy Tiffany & Co.Located in Chicago, ILThe bracelet is 13mm wide, 7.25 inches in length, made of 14K yellow gold, and weighs 43.1 DWT (approx. 67.03 grams).Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Chain Bracelets
Materials18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$8,800 Sale Price20% Off - Roberto Coin Chic an Shine Necklace 18K Yellow Gold & SapphireBy Roberto CoinLocated in Chicago, ILPreviously-owned and retired Roberto Coin Chic An Shine Collection necklace. The necklace is 18 inches in length, made of 18k yellow gold. It also ha...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chain Bracelets
MaterialsSapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$7,140 Sale Price20% Off - Diamond Cross Bracelet in 14K White GoldBy Simon ArdemLocated in New York, NYDiamond Cross Bracelet in 14K white gold. Diamonds are E-F VS1-VS2, .50ct. Total weight is 2.4 grams. Bracelet wrist size is 6.5" (adjustable 5....Category
2010s American Chain Bracelets
MaterialsDiamond, White Gold
- Mixed 18 Karat Gold Rectangular Link Brilliant Cut Diamond BraceletBy Malcolm BettsLocated in London, GB18ct yellow, white, and rose gold rectangular link bracelet with channel set brilliant cut diamond link 0.20cts total weight. Hand made in London by renowned British jeweller Malcolm Betts...Category
2010s British Contemporary Chain Bracelets
MaterialsDiamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
- Platinum and 22 Karat Gold Handmade Brilliant Cut Diamond Link BraceletBy Malcolm BettsLocated in London, GBPlatinum and 22 Karat gold mixed handmade link bracelet with channel set brilliant cut diamond link approx 0.20cts total handmade in London by renowned British jeweller Malcolm Bet...Category
2010s British Contemporary Link Bracelets
MaterialsWhite Diamond, Diamond, 22k Gold, Platinum, Gold
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.
Quiet Luxury May Be Trending, but These Famous Interiors Prove That Quality and Quirk Endure
Because truly timeless design requires personal vision, transcendent taste, real fortitude and top-notch objects, even if the wider world hasn’t caught on yet.