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Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Marble Chunky Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Marble Chunky Statement Cocktail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Turquoise Cabochon Statement Chunky Gold Ring, US 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Turquoise Blue Green Marble Cabochon Statement Chunky Cocktail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Lapis Navy Cabochon Statement Cocktail Ring, Size 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Lapis Navy Cabochon Sparkling foil Statement Chunky
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Lapis Statement Chunky Cabochon Ring, Size 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Blue Navy Lapis Statement Chunky Cabochon Cocktail Ring
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Turquoise Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Turquoise Light Green Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Statement Enamel Ring, Size 4
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
UK size: H.
Very excellent condition and very new. Vintage, rare. 100% Genuine.
Yves Saint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear White Beige Cabochon Statement Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear White Beige Cabochon Statement Ring, Size 6, Gold Plated
Very
Category
Early 2000s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Dark Green Cabochon Statement Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Dark Green Cabochon Statement Chunky Modernist Elegant Cocktail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Fashion Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Dark Green Cabochon Statement Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Dark Green Cabochon Statement Chunky Modernist Elegant Cocktail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty White Cabochon Statement Enamel Gold Ring Size 4
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
noticeable. Vintage, rare.
Yves Saint Laurent Arty ring is a statement piece you must have in your jewelry
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Large Lapis Navy Foil Cabochon Cocktail Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Large Lapis Navy Blue Foil Cabochon Cocktail Chunky
Category
1990s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Lucite Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage necklace featuring lucite cabochons in a gold tone astract design
Category
20th Century French Link Necklaces
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty White Beige Cabochon Statement Chunky Ring, Size 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Good condition. Vintage. 100% genuine. Rare to find this colour.
Some scratches and colour loss especially on the band, front side is perfect.
UK J 1/2.
Signed on the back YSL, Ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Chunky Statement Cabochon Silver Ring Size 8
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Rare to find.
Vintage. 100% genuine.
UK size: Q.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beautifu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Chunky Statement Cabochon Silver Ring Size 8
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Rare to find.
Vintage. 100% genuine.
UK size: Q.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beautifu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Statement Chunky Cabochon Gold Ring, Size 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Good condition. Vintage. 100% genuine. Come with original box.
Some scratches and colour loss especially on the band, barely noticeable.
UK J 1/2.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Soft Green Cabochon Statement Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. 100% Genuine.
Vintage. Rare to find.
UK size: L / M.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cabochon Black Enamel Dots Chunky Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Very light scratches, Barely noticeable. 100% Genuine.
Signed at the rear. Vintage.
UK: L/M.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beauti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Byzantine Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Cabochon Chunky Statement Silver Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Signed at the rear. Vintage. 100% Genuine.
Very light scratches. Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
UK L/M.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Georgian Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Chunky Statement Cabochon Silver Ring Size 8
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Rare to find.
Vintage. 100% genuine.
UK size: Q.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beautifu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Dark Green Cabochon Statement Silver Ring Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Maybe very light scratches and colour loss, barely noticeable.
Vintage. 100% genuine. Come with original box. Rare to find.
UK size: L / M.
Signed on the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Cabochon Statement Chunky Silver Ring, Size 8
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Light colour loss at back, barely noticeable. Rare to find.
Vintage. 100% genuine.
UK size: Q.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for ever...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Artist Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Shining Cabochon Statement Gold Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Rare to find. 100% genuine.
UK size: N/O. Come with original box and pouch.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come...
Category
Early 2000s French Victorian Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Navy Blue Chunky Statement Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Vintage. 100% genuine. Come with original pouch.
UK size: N/O.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Green Yellow Cabochon Statement Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Good condition. 100% genuine. Come with original box and pouch.
Some light scratches or colour loss. Rare to find this colour.
UK size: N/O.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in Franc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Coral Orange Marble Chunky Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Vintage. 100% genuine. Come with original box and pouch.
UK size: N/O.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Coral Statement Marble Chunky Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Good condition. Stone is very excellent condition. Some scratches or colour loss at band.
Vintage. 100% genuine.
UK size: N/O.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Gr...
Category
Early 2000s French Artist Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cabochon Black Yellow Enamel Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Very light scratches, Light colour loss at band. Signed at the rear. Vintage. 100% Genuine.
UK L/M.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Classical Greek Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cabochon Black Yellow Enamel Gold Chunky Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Signed at the rear. Vintage. 100% Genuine.
UK size: N/O.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beautiful package.
Makes the perfect ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Etruscan Revival Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Soft Green Cabochon Statement Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Rare to find. 100% genuine.
UK size: N/O. Come with original box, pouch, certificate.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Orange Coral Cabochon Statement Gold Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Vintage. 100% genuine.
Light scratches, some colour loss at back.
UK size: N/O.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Renaissance Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Black Foil Statement Cabochon Chunky Ring, Size 4
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Vintage. 100% genuine.
UK H.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch and beautiful package.
Makes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Turquoise Cabochon Dots Chunky Gold Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Good condition. Some scratches, and colour loss at back. 100% Genuine.
Signed at the rear. Vintage. Come with original box.
UK size: N/O.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Turquoise Cabochon Enamel Chunky Gold Ring, Size 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Vintage. 100% genuine. Come with original pouch.
UK J 1/2.
Signed on the back YSL, Made in France.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet pouch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Byzantine Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent by Robert Goossens 1980s Cabochon Necklace
By Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
The Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent “Épi de Blé” necklace is a stunning example of 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s French Link Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Base Metal
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear White Dot Cabochon Statement Gold Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage 1980s Unisex Arty Clear White Dot Cabochon Statement Chunky
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Green Emerald Dots Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Cabochon Green Emerald Dots Chunky Statement Cocktail Ring
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Ring Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Ring Size 6, Silver Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Ring Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Blue Black Cabochon Statement Ring Size 6, Silver Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Hellenistic Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Cream Yellow Enamel Chunky Dot Ring, Size 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Cream Yellow Enamel Chunky Dot Ring Size 7, Gold Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Statement Chunky Silver Ring, US 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Statement Chunky Ring, Size 6, Silver Tone
Very good
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Ruby Foil Cabochon Statement Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Icy Ruby Foil Cabochon Statement Ring, Size 6, Gold Tone
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Cabochon Blue Statement Chunky Gold Ring, US 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Unisex Arty Navy Cabochon Blue Stone Statement Chunky Ring, US 7
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Lapis Navy Statement Cabochon Chunky Gold Ring, US 4
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Lapis Navy Blue Statement Cabochon Oval Chunky Statement Ring
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Blue Navy Cabochon Statement Chunky Ring, US 8, Gold
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Blue Navy Cabochon Statement Chunky Ring, US 8, Gold Plated
Very good
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Soft Pink Cabochon Statement Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Unisex Vintage Arty Clear Soft Pink Cabochon Statement Chunky Elegant Ring
Category
Early 2000s French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Coral Orange Marble Chunky Gold Ring, US 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Coral Orange Marble Oval Statement Chunky Ring, US 7
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Navy Blue Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky Statement Modernist Ring
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Green Emerald Dots Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Cabochon Green Emerald Dots Chunky Ring, Size 6, Gold Tone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Yellow Black White Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Yellow Black White Chunky Statement Ring, Size 6 Gold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Navy Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Navy Blue Cabochon Enamel Dots Chunky Statement Modernist Ring
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Enamel, Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Navy Black Dot Chunky Statement Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Navy Black Dot Chunky Statement Ring, Size 5, Gold Tone
Good
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Soft Pink Cabochon Statement Gold Ring, Size 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Clear Soft Pink Cabochon Statement, Ring, Size 6, Gold Plated
Very
Category
Early 2000s French Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Coral Orange Marble Chunky Gold Ring, US 7
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Cabochon Coral Orange Marble Oval Statement Chunky Ring, US 7
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Statement Chunky Silver Ring, US 6
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Red Ruby Cabochon Stone Statement Chunky Modernist Ring, Size 6
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Silver Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Large Lapis Navy Cabochon Foil Cocktail Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Large Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Foil Cocktail Chunky
Category
1990s French Art Deco Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Cabochon Navy Enamel Black Dots Statement Ring, US 5
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Vintage Unisex Cabochon Navy Blue Enamel Black Dots Statement Chunky
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
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Yves Saint Laurent Cabochon For Sale on 1stDibs
Surely you’ll find the exact vintage or contemporary yves saint laurent cabochon you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Many people prefer Black, but fashion is all about individuality — you can find Brown, Silver and more options on these pages. Making the right choice when shopping for a yves saint laurent cabochon may mean looking at versions that date from different eras — you can find early iterations from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. There have been many well-made iterations of this accessory over the years, but those made by Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche and Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent are often thought to be among the most stylish. When shopping for these accessories, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men or unisex today than there are for women.
How Much is a Yves Saint Laurent Cabochon?
The price for a yves saint laurent cabochon starts at $235 and tops out at $1,614, and on average, selling for $578.
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.
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