Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Lilac and Black Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in London, GB
A stunning jacket by Yves Saint Laurent , Rive Gauche line. This jacket has wonderful tailoring and the fabric is lilac and black in colour with a slightly metallic sheen.It has a o...
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Sateen Button Front Coat 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer a classic vintage Yves Saint Laurent black cotton sateen coat featuring a fitted body with a slightly a-line skirt, long sleeves, and black b...
1977 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Ivory Silk Crepe Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
We are attributing this enchanting 1970s silk crepe couture dress to the master couturier Yves Saint Laurent as part of his Les Espagnoles et les Romantiques collection for Spring 19...
1976 Runway Yves Saint Laurent Ballet Russes Purple Wool Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
This runway documented aubergine-hued felt wool coat was created by Yves Saint Laurent for the brand’s beloved Fall 1976 collection. This collection was titled “Opéras - Ballets Russ...
Yves Saint Laurent Multi-Color Raffia and Blue Canvas Bag
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Yves Saint Laurent (Made in France) Shoulder bag in multi-color raffia and blue canvas, with three patch pockets. Additional information: Dimensions: Length: 18.5 cm (7.28"), Heigh...
1971 Yves Saint Laurent Navy Wool Blazer with Maroon Trim
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Highly documented Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche blazer from the revered 1971 "Libération" collection. The collection was inspired by 1940s wartime fashion and the women of occupied ...
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cotton Print Flamenco Dress, 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Making classically luxurious designs easy to wear as a casual look embodied the Rive Gauche philosophy. A pioneer in the world of ready-to-wear, YSL intended to design for the everyd...
Yves Saint Laurent "Russian Collection" Gray with Metallic Gold Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent "Russian Collection" Gray lambskin suede combined with metallic gold lambskin leather belt measures 5/8" x 28 3/4", sized small.
1976 Documented Yves Saint Laurent Ballet Russes Quilted Red Gilet
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
This vibrant red gilet jacket was created by Yves Saint Laurent for the brand’s beloved Fall 1976 collection and for his Rive Gauche label, a reference to Paris’s younger and trendie...
Yves Saint Laurent Gilded Gold and Pearl Clip-On Earrings
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent Gilded gold with gilded chain detailing pearl clip-on earrings measures 1" in length, 5/8" in width and 6/20" in depth.
New Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL " Vanessa " Pearl Grey Sunglasses
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Beautiful and stylish vintage new Yves Saint Laurent 1970’s " Vanessa " Spotless pair of medium grey lenses. New! never worn or displayed. Flawless pair!!! This pair is an style ...
New Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL " Vanessa " Tortoise Translucent Sunglasses
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Beautiful and stylish vintage new Yves Saint Laurent 1970’s " Vanessa " Spotless pair of medium brown lenses. New! never worn or displayed. Flawless pair!!! This pair is an style...
1970s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Blue Floral Cotton Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1970s Yves Saint Laurent blue and orange floral chintz cotton dress. Ruffle high collar with pussy bow. Long peasant sleeves with exaggerated cuffs finished with a small ruffle. Loos...
1970s Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Double Breasted Pea Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Throughout the history of the brand, YSL has been inspired by menswear and the pea coat has been a staple for the Yves Saint Laurent woman. The 1962 fashion show opened with the pea ...
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Haute Couture Leather Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Studio City, CA
1970's Yves Saint Laurent haute couture white leather belt with black leather design. Belt attaches at either end to a double cord closure. MEASUREMENTS: Length (of only the leather ...
1970's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Brown Wool Day Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Adorable 1970's Yves Saint Laurent day dress. Dark brown wool, featuring a wide collar, front button up, two patch pockets, and long sleeves with slight gathering at the cuffs. An a...
1970s dress by Yves Saint Laurent for Fortnum and Mason
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
A chic dress by Yves Saint Laurent ,made for the British department store, Fortnum and Mason. In textured light blue wool, the dress has a removeable shell top with four button back ...
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Russian Collection 1976 Geometric 70s Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and iconic vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT 'Rive Gauche' Russian Collection dress! The 1976 RUssian Collection is Saint Laurent's most iconic collection of all time, and is reference...
Yves Saint Laurent Multi-Color "Poet's" Crepe di Chine Blouse
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent wonderfully tailored multi-color silk crepe di chine "Poet's" blouse is detailed with soft gathering on both front and back (Belt in photo is not included). ...
Yves Saint Laurent Silk Blouse 1976 Collection "Russian Collection" YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning Red Ruffled YSL Silk Top Russian Collection 1976. Numbered 41163 Yves Saint Laurent Paris Double Ruffles on this amazing piece of YSL history! Large oversized bell cuff slee...
Important Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Coat, 1970 Fall/Winter
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary Museum Quality Yves Saint Laurent Early Haute Couture coat from fall/winter 1970 in a Russian style which predates his Opera Ballets Russes collection by half a decade...
Yves Saint Laurent Iconic "Russian" Collection Maroon Crushed Velvet Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent's famous iconic "Russian" collection in this maroon crushed velvet cropped jacket is fully lined with quilted black silk. The jacket is detailed with woven ...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche coco brown velvet pencil skirt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Coco-brown cotton velvet pencil skirt has a small "change" pocket near the waistband towards the right-side. There's also a patch pocket located on the...
Yves Saint Laurent Fully Lined Black Corduroy Double-Breasted Coat
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent fully lined black corduroy double-breasted coat measures 47" in front, 49 1/2" in back. Shoulders measures 19 1/2" across due to the slighly dropped-shoulders styl...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Wool Cape
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage cape by Yves Saint Laurent possibly from the Russian collection. In a black wool , with beautiful braid detail and all the original buttons. The cape can be worn ...
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Yves Saint Laurent Psychedelic Paisley Silk Kimono Jacket YSL, 1967
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
In retrospect, Yves Saint Laurent defined the fashion movement of the 1960s and 70s. YSL embodied a design vision of mixing-and-matching different cultural elements, especially those...
Yves Saint Laurent "rive gauche" Collectible Vintage 70s Brown Wool Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage 1970s Yves Saint Laurent “Rive Gauche” Brown Wool Day Dress A timeless collectible piece from Yves Saint Laurent’s Rive Gauche line, dating to the 1970s. This elegant day dre...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL 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 Saint Laurent launched his namesake couture label. His fearless approach to blurrin...
Vintage 1970s YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Color Block Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage 1970s YVES SAINT LAURENT Ysl Color Block Dress Measurements taken laid flat: Shoulder: 15.74 inches (40 cm) Sleeves: 9.84 inches (25 cm) Bust: 20.86 inches (53 cm) Waist: 15...
new 1970's YVES SAINT LAURENT gold leather heels - size 6.5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Fransisco, CA
New old stock 1970s heels by Yves Saint Laurent in metallic gold leather. The design is simple but distinctive: a slip-on mule with a mid-height heel and an open toe. The upper is ma...
Yves Saint Laurent Shoulder Fabric Bag in Black Suede
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Yves saint Laurent - (Made in France) Fabric bag with trimmings. Black suede interior. Additional information: Dimensions: Height : 21 cm, Width : 25.5 cm, Depth : 1 cm, Handle :...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Red Floral Smock Dress 1970's
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer a vintage Yves Saint Laurent burgundy crepe collared smock dress featuring a multi-color painted floral print, blouson sleeves with button cu...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Cardigan
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in New York, NY
YSL Rive Gauche wool argyle intarsia knit cardigan inserted with slate blue ribbed knitted bands and pockets. There is a blue ribbed knitted shawl collar, placket and deep raglan sle...
Yves Saint Laurent Large Iconic "Shades of Coral" Silk Fringed Scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully large Yves Saint Laurent Iconic "Shades of Coral" silk scarf with fringed edges, measures 68 inches by 18 inches. Made in France.
1976 Runway Yves Saint Laurent Black Silk Gold Brocade Skirt Suit
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
This mesmerising two-piece ensemble was created by Yves Saint Laurent for the brand’s beloved Fall 1976 collection and for his Rive Gauche label, a reference to Paris’s younger and t...
Yves Saint Laurent "Russian Collection" Black Suede with Metallic Gold Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent "Russian Collection" black lambskin suede combined with metallic gold lambskin measures 1" x 30".
Yves Saint Laurent Steel Gray with Color Block Silk Jacquard Scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent signature steel gray with color block silk jacquard scarf accented with hand-rolled edges, measures 34 inches by 34 inches. Made in Italy.
A vintage 1980s Evening Jacket by Yves Saint Laurent Variation Line
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
A great black evening jacket from Yves Saint Laurent , Variation line. This jacket has soft shoulders, is collarless with a v neckline and has a central button and ribbon fastening.
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Bordeaux Red Wool Tuxedo Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1970s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche jacket. Beautiful deep bordeaux red felted wool with contrasting black velvet notched collar and cuffs. Cropped double breasted tuxedo style with...
Yves Saint Laurent Iconic "Russian Collection" Coco & Metallic Gold Lame Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent iconic Russian Collection coco-brown silk cord woven with metallic gold lame is accented with 3" tassel, as well as two metallic gold lame-covered pompoms. The han...
Yves Saint Laurent Gold Hardware Accented with Poured Glass Chain Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent detailed gold hardware chain belt is accented with canary-yellow poured glass. The length measures from 22" at the smallest up to 40" if needed. The width measures...
Yves Saint Laurent Multicolor Silk Chiffon with Lame and embroidery scarf
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent signature multi-color silk chiffon scarf has panels of multi-color metallic lame and highlighted with hand embroidered red silk flowers. The measurements are 9" x ...
Yves Saint Laurent Silk Blouse Shirt Collection 1976 YSL Vintage
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wallkill, NY
Has a bit of a southwestern vibe! YSL silk 1970s Blouse- Measuring Up to 40 Bust -- Up to 40 waist-- 25 long -- 23.5 sleeve, buttoned cuff. This is out of a massive collection of Con...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Floral Hair Comb, 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
Authentic, preowned vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche floral hair comb, likely dating to the late 1970s. A rare and highly collectible designer headpiece, this dramatic accessor...
Purple and green wool cape with check pattern Yves Saint Laurent
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Purple and green wool cape with check pattern and passementerie embellishment . Hook&eye closure on the top middle front. Opening on both side. NO BRAND TAG . One SIZE ( fit M & L )
F/W 1978 Yves Saint Laurent Couture Purple Lesage Embroidery Floral Custom
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This extraordinary Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture evening jacket from the Fall/Winter 1978 collection exemplifies the designer’s reverence for both artistry and history. Handcrafte...
Rare Yves Saint Laurent Multi-Stone & Gold Hardware Chain-Link Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully detailed rare Yves Saint Laurent multi-stones in colors of greens, and browns is combined with gilded gold hardware and finished with their signature engraved name-p...
New Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Mask Shield 1970 France Sunglasses
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Beautiful and stylish vintage new Yves Saint Laurent 1970’s Oversized sunglasses in a translucent mask shaped frame. Spotless pair of light amber gradient lenses. New! never worn o...
1972 Fall/Winter Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Lurex Wrap Top
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Worn in the 1972 Saint Laurent Fall/Winter runway show, this beautiful evening blouse is pairs perfectly with a skirt or pants. Made of a sheer shimmery lurex silver fabric with a do...
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black White Silk Print Blouse Top, 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This 1970s Yves Saint Laurent blouse done in silk and covered in black and white spotted print. Padded shoulders. Unlined this blouse slips over the head and closes closes at the ...
Yves Saint Laurent One Shoulder Cocktail Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, one shoulder, black matellase, cocktail dress having a subtle, lurex, textured sheen. Dress has a fitted bias cut, bodice, with a slightly dropped ga...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cut Out Logo Folding Mirror 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wilmslow, GB
An iconic large Y S L letter Vintage YSL Logo Mirror. In 1961, following his time as Dior's Art Director, Yves Saint Laurent launched his namesake couture label. His fearless approac...
1977 YVES SAINT LAURENT silk Batik printed quilted RUNWAY jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Rare silk batik quilted jacket from Yves Saint Laurent’s Spring/Summer 1977 ready-to-wear collection, “Les Espagnoles et les Romantiques,” exactly as seen on the runway. Designed in ...
Yves Saint Laurent Orange Straw Back Patent Lucite trim Hat, 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Accessory designs are intended to add the finishing touches or accrue shock value. By combining various fabrics, embellishments, and textures, Saint Laurent was a master of accessori...
Rare Yves Saint Laurent Magnificent Deep Violet Wool Jersey Evening Cape
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
This rare Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche "Opium Collection's" magnificent and simply elegant deep violet wool jersey evening cape is detailed with a mandarin collar ...
Yves Saint Laurent "Rive Gauche" 70s Black Scarf Blouse & Maxi Skirt Set
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Yves Saint Laurent "Rive Gauche" 1970s/80s black viscose scarf blouse and maxi pleated skirt ensemble Made in France, Size 36 (Small). Note that the skirt's waist has no stretch, co...
Yves Saint Laurent Red Multicolored Plaid Full Maxi Skirt YSL , 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Plaids were popularized in Saint Laurent’s collections from the late 1960s to the early 70s. Appearing most frequently in skirts, the colorful plaids for Rive Gauche reimagined tradi...
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.
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