Second Hand Saint Laurent Bags

Saint Laurent bags

Yves Saint Laurent, the French designer born in Algeria, is considered to be the most influential couturier of the second half of the twentieth century.

In 1954, at the age of just 17, he was spotted by Michel de Burnhof, the director of French Vogue because of a series of sketches in the spirit of the new Dior collection which had not yet been unveiled. He was then introduced to Christian Dior who employed him on the spot.

His Trapèze line, created in 1958, had a decisive impact on the world of haute couture and was hailed by the press.

After completing his military service in 1962, Yves Saint-Laurent, now supported by Pierre Bergé – a business man who would become his lifelong partner – decided to manage his own couture house. His style which can be defined as an homage to tradition linked to a passion for the future, was marked by a very individual use of line and colour which often made reference to contemporary art and the mood of the time. Yves Saint-Laurent was a designer who preferred to please women with clothes adapted to their movements and their new responsibilities rather than dazzle with the extravagance of an egocentric style. He also surrounded himself with living models who became icons and rejected wooden mannequins.

Yves Saint-Laurent is still famous for his invention of beatnik style, the originality of his inspirations that included the Mondrian collection, a Moroccan inspired collection and a Russian inspired collection. Above all he will be remembered for designing the classics of the emancipated woman including the ‘Smoking' tuxedo suit in 1966, the trouser suit in 1967 and the Saharienne in 1968.

The pharmaceutical group, Sanofi, acquired the YSL group in 1993 but not the haute couture part of the business which Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé never gave up and which was eventually closed in 2002.

the designer Tom Ford took over the artistic direction of the YSL group in 1999, it was then bought by François Pinault of the Gucci group. Tom Ford was replaced six years later by the Italian, Stefano Pilati.

Yves Saint-Laurent died in 2008.

At the request of Pierre Bergé, Hedi Slimane, the designer known for his excellent work at Dior from 2000 to 2007, is the current creative director at the YSL group.

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The history of Saint Laurent bags

Yves Saint Laurent, the French designer born in Algeria, is considered to be the most influential couturier of the second half

Saint Laurent bags

Yves Saint Laurent, the French designer born in Algeria, is considered to be the most influential couturier of the second half of the twentieth century.

His Trapèze line, created in 1958, had a decisive impact on the world of haute couture and was hailed by the press.

Yves Saint-Laurent died in 2008.

At the request of Pierre Bergé, Hedi Slimane, the designer known for his excellent work at Dior from 2000 to 2007, is the current creative director at the YSL group.

Saint Laurent bags

Saint Laurent bags

Saint Laurent clutch in red patent leather

Saint Laurent handbag in beige canvas and pink leather

Saint Laurent Roady handbag in red leather

Yves Saint Laurent Mombasa bag worn on the shoulder or carried in the hand in black leather and red bakelite

Saint Laurent Belle de Jour pouch in pink grained leather

Saint Laurent Kate Pompon pouch in red leather

Yves Saint Laurent Chyc handbag in red leather

Saint Laurent Kate pouch in fuchsia leather

Saint Laurent backpack in silver canvas and black leather

Saint Laurent Opyum Box shoulder bag in red plexiglas

Saint Laurent Duffle handbag in beige and black bicolor leather

Yves Saint Laurent Muse Two medium model handbag in beige jersey canvas and beige suede

Yves Saint Laurent Easy handbag in black patent leather

Saint Laurent Downtown large model handbag in white leather

Saint Laurent Kate Pompon small model shoulder bag in brown leather

Saint Laurent Belle de Jour pouch in pink patent leather

Yves Saint Laurent Multy handbag in brown leather and beige canvas

Yves Saint Laurent Multy handbag in brown leather and beige canvas

Saint Laurent Sac de jour handbag in grey leather

Saint Laurent Belle de Jour pouch in pink grained leather

Saint Laurent Sunset shoulder bag in black leather

Saint Laurent wallet in pink leather

Saint Laurent Kate handbag/clutch in black leather

Saint Laurent Double handbag in black leather

Saint Laurent Solférino shoulder bag in black leather

Saint Laurent Vicky medium model shoulder bag in black leather

Saint Laurent shoulder bag in gold python and black leather

Yves Saint Laurent Muse Two small model bag in brown, purple and black tricolor leather

Saint Laurent bag in black leather

Saint Laurent Teddy Pochon handbag in black leather

Saint Laurent Belle de Jour pouch in blue patent leather

Saint Laurent Sac de jour Baby shoulder bag in blue leather

The history of Saint Laurent bags