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Ysl Gold Handbag

YSL gold pattern leather tote bag
YSL gold pattern leather tote bag

YSL gold pattern leather tote bag

By Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Sheung Wan, HK

- YSL gold pattern leather tote bag from Stefano Pilati era. - Front buckles details. - Gold

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Early 2000s French Top Handle Bags

YSL New Gold Mini Betty Cross Body Bag
YSL New Gold Mini Betty Cross Body Bag

YSL New Gold Mini Betty Cross Body Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

YSL brand new metallic gold mini Betty cross body evening bag. Calfskin with metallic gold hardware

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Saint Laurent Womens LE 5 A 7 Shoulder Bag Smooth Leather Black Gold YSL Logo
Saint Laurent Womens LE 5 A 7 Shoulder Bag Smooth Leather Black Gold YSL Logo

Saint Laurent Womens LE 5 A 7 Shoulder Bag Smooth Leather Black Gold YSL Logo

By Yves Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent

Located in Miami, FL

- Black exterior - Brass colored hardware - Made in Italy - Zipped pocket interior Condition: The bag is in overall great condition with no major imperfections, this bag was ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Pink Passementerie Yellow Tassel Shoulder Bag , 1990s
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Pink Passementerie Yellow Tassel Shoulder Bag , 1990s

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Pink Passementerie Yellow Tassel Shoulder Bag , 1990s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

passementerie knots fall into gold and fuchsia fringe. Crafting the cording with various techniques, various

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1990s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

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YSL, Yves Saint Laurent Brown Leather Gold Ligne Y Clutch
YSL, Yves Saint Laurent Brown Leather Gold Ligne Y Clutch

YSL, Yves Saint Laurent Brown Leather Gold Ligne Y Clutch

Located in Toronto, Ontario

YSL, Yves Saint Laurent brown leather gold ligne Y clutch. A chic clutch in soft leather is simply

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clutches

YSL Monogram Gray Patent Leather Wristlet w/ Gold Metal Chain and Hardware
YSL Monogram Gray Patent Leather Wristlet w/ Gold Metal Chain and Hardware

YSL Monogram Gray Patent Leather Wristlet w/ Gold Metal Chain and Hardware

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Houston, TX

: Offered is a YSL monogrammed gunmetal gray patent leather wristlet / handbag with a gold metal link chain

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Early 2000s French Pouches and Wristlets

YSL black leather clutch purse, gold tone, handbag
YSL black leather clutch purse, gold tone, handbag

YSL black leather clutch purse, gold tone, handbag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in NEWARK, GB

A gorgeous YSL black leather clutch purse / handbag. It is an A frame shape in soft black leather

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21st Century and Contemporary French Clutches

YSL Muse Bag in Bronze /Gold Leather
YSL Muse Bag in Bronze /Gold Leather

YSL Muse Bag in Bronze /Gold Leather

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H 12 in W 17 in D 3 in

YSL Muse Bag in Bronze /Gold Leather

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

A great YSL Muse Bag in gold /bronze colured leather. The bag has a central top zip , with two

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Early 2000s Shoulder Bags

Yves Saint Laurent Gold Bronze Sequin Mombasa Bag YSL
Yves Saint Laurent Gold Bronze Sequin Mombasa Bag YSL

Yves Saint Laurent Gold Bronze Sequin Mombasa Bag YSL

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

From the Tom Ford era at YSL, the Mombasa was the coveted iconic it bag of the early 2000s

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Early 2000s French Shoulder Bags

YSL Kate Silver Metallic and Gold Crossbody Bag
YSL Kate Silver Metallic and Gold Crossbody Bag

YSL Kate Silver Metallic and Gold Crossbody Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Athens, GA

. Beautiful silver metallic leather and gold YSL with tassel. Excellent condition. Includes YSL dust cover

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21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Metal Minaudiere Tassel Shoulder Bag
Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Metal Minaudiere Tassel Shoulder Bag

Vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL Gold Metal Minaudiere Tassel Shoulder Bag

By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent, Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Highly collectable vintage Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) gold metal minaudire black tassel shoulder bag

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1980s French Novelty Bags

Yves Saint Laurent YSL "Opium" Gold Metal Tassel Minaudière Box Bag 1980s
Yves Saint Laurent YSL "Opium" Gold Metal Tassel Minaudière Box Bag 1980s

Yves Saint Laurent YSL "Opium" Gold Metal Tassel Minaudière Box Bag 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Munich, DE

-tone metal with interlocking YSL initials at the center and a long black and gold braided silk cord

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1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

YVES SAINT LAUREENT YSL metallic gold leather beige canvas tote bag
YVES SAINT LAUREENT YSL metallic gold leather beige canvas tote bag

YVES SAINT LAUREENT YSL metallic gold leather beige canvas tote bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Hong Kong, NT

YVES SAINT LAUREENT YSL metallic gold leather beige canvas tote bag Brand: Yves Saint Laurent

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1990s Yves Saint Laurent Black Passementerie Tassel Shoulder Belt Bag YSL
1990s Yves Saint Laurent Black Passementerie Tassel Shoulder Belt Bag YSL

1990s Yves Saint Laurent Black Passementerie Tassel Shoulder Belt Bag YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

. As if the elan of the bag was not enough, an engraved gold logo pendant confirms that this enchanting

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1990s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Vintage 21st Century Gold Leather Clutch Bag by Yves Saint Laurent
Vintage 21st Century Gold Leather Clutch Bag by Yves Saint Laurent

Vintage 21st Century Gold Leather Clutch Bag by Yves Saint Laurent

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Aci Castello, IT

This is a vintage Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) handbag in metallic gold leather. It features a

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Bags and Minaudières

1980's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Minaudiere Handbag
1980's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Minaudiere Handbag

1980's Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Minaudiere Handbag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Gold metal box clutch with twisted silk cord shoulder strap by Yves Saint Laurent. The hardshell

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1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

YSL Vintage Gold Metal Black Tassel Evening Bag / Clutch 1980s
YSL Vintage Gold Metal Black Tassel Evening Bag / Clutch 1980s

YSL Vintage Gold Metal Black Tassel Evening Bag / Clutch 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

ribbing on its exterior. It opens and closes via a YSL insignia. It is held by a black-and-gold twisted

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1980s Handbags and Purses

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Nice, FR

cylindric resin body. - Large YSL logo at the front. - Black and gold braided shoulder strap. - Long black

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20th Century French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Nice, FR

cylindric resin body. - Large YSL logo at the front. - Black and gold braided shoulder strap. - Long black

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20th Century French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Gold Tassel Minaudiere

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Nice, FR

box cylindric body. - Large YSL logo at the front. - Black and gold braided shoulder strap. - Long

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20th Century French Evening Bags and Minaudières

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Minaudière Gold Clutch Evening Bag Circa 1980s
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Minaudière Gold Clutch Evening Bag Circa 1980s

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Minaudière Gold Clutch Evening Bag Circa 1980s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Miami Beach, FL

1980s, it features a gold metal exterior with a silver YSL logo in the center. The inside is a burgundy

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1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag

YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent YSL '08 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag Features decorative clochette with gold

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Pouches and Wristlets

Yves Saint Laurent Paris Dazzling Ruby Crystal Jewel Heart Compact YSL New
Yves Saint Laurent Paris Dazzling Ruby Crystal Jewel Heart Compact YSL New

Yves Saint Laurent Paris Dazzling Ruby Crystal Jewel Heart Compact YSL New

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

New Yves Saint Laurent Heart shaped Poudre Ecrin -Gold plated Jewel Powder Compact. Jewel lid set

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Late 20th Century French Wallets and Small Accessories

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Handbag
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Handbag

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Handbag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Gold Hardware Crossbody Handbag. This YSL bag does show some visible signs of wear. The exterior red

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2010s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

YSL Gold hardware and black tassle clutch/bag
YSL Gold hardware and black tassle clutch/bag

YSL Gold hardware and black tassle clutch/bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Antwerp, BE

you are sure to steal the show. The gold tone hardware has an ellipse shape and wears the famous YSL

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Handbags and Purses

Yves Saint Laurent Gold YSL Nadja Mini Hobo Evening Bag
Yves Saint Laurent Gold YSL Nadja Mini Hobo Evening Bag

Yves Saint Laurent Gold YSL Nadja Mini Hobo Evening Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

. The YSL Nadja Mini Hobo not only sounds like a girlfriend you’d let sublease in your shack, but is

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21st Century and Contemporary Handbags and Purses

YSL Dali evening clutch black velvet gold leather 70s
YSL Dali evening clutch black velvet gold leather 70s

YSL Dali evening clutch black velvet gold leather 70s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Verviers, BE

Dali Inspriration for this gorgeous YSL evening clutch of the late 70s. Made of black velvet and

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1970s French Clutches

YSL Black Leather Gold Hardware Envelope Top Handle Evening Clutch Bag
YSL Black Leather Gold Hardware Envelope Top Handle Evening Clutch Bag

YSL Black Leather Gold Hardware Envelope Top Handle Evening Clutch Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Chicago, IL

YSL Black Leather Gold Hardware Envelope Top Handle Evening Clutch Bag Leather Gold tone hardware

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Late 20th Century Clutches

YSL Cabas Leather Tote with Gold Y Hardware
YSL Cabas Leather Tote with Gold Y Hardware

YSL Cabas Leather Tote with Gold Y Hardware

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H 7.5 in W 9.5 in L 14.25 in

YSL Cabas Leather Tote with Gold Y Hardware

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cabas leather handbag by YSL. It features a gold Y magnetic snap closure and the inside is lined

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21st Century and Contemporary Top Handle Bags

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Leather Mombasa Hobo With Gold Horn.
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Leather Mombasa Hobo With Gold Horn.

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Black Leather Mombasa Hobo With Gold Horn.

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Delray Beach, FL

beautiful open work gold horn. Designed by Tom Ford, these handbags remain collectible. This one has a

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21st Century and Contemporary French Hobo Bags

Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Chyc Y Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Shoulder Bag
Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Chyc Y Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Shoulder Bag

Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Chyc Y Red Leather Gold Hardware Crossbody Shoulder Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Chicago, IL

gold hardware, adjustable strap and statement Y flap. Style Tip: Wear it crossbody style with your

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoulder Bags

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Leather and Gold Hardware Bucket Shoulder Bag
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Leather and Gold Hardware Bucket Shoulder Bag

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Leather and Gold Hardware Bucket Shoulder Bag

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Chicago, IL

CURATOR'S NOTES Black leather? Check. Bucket style? Check. Gold accents? Check. This vintage YSL

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Late 20th Century French Bucket Bags and Drawstring Bags

1980's Yves Saint Laurent Logo Handbag Mirror Gold Tone
1980's Yves Saint Laurent Logo Handbag Mirror Gold Tone

1980's Yves Saint Laurent Logo Handbag Mirror Gold Tone

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toronto, ON

YSL gold tone metal framed handbag mirror. Excellent condition and a great fashion accessory

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By Louis Vuitton, Takashi Murakami

Located in West Chester, PA

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Ysl Gold Handbag For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage or contemporary ysl gold handbag you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Black, Brown, Red and more. If you’re looking for a ysl gold handbag from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a Ysl Gold Handbag?

The price for a ysl gold handbag starts at $530 and tops out at $2,640, and on average, selling for $1,656.

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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An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.

Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.

“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bagBirkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”

First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.

They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”

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