Yves Saint Laurent Coin Necklace Multistrand Etruscan Medallions Vintage 70s HTF
About the Item
- Creator:
- Dimensions:Length: 16 in (406.4 mm)
- Style:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Some darkening and loss to gold metal finish, hard to see when wearing but evident if inspecting closely.
- Seller Location:Port Saint Lucie, FL
- Reference Number:
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.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Port Saint Lucie, FL
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 1 day of delivery.
- Yves Saint Laurent Necklace Birds Oversized Multi-Chain Georges Braque VintageBy Yves Saint LaurentLocated in Port Saint Lucie, FLFor his Spring-Summer 1988 collection, Yves Saint Laurent paid tribute to various artists including Van Gogh, Picasso and Georges Braque. This fabulous and super-rare vintage necklac...Category
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
MaterialsBase Metal
- Pauline Rader Jewelry Set Pendant Necklace, Clamper Bracelet + Ring Vintage 70sBy Pauline RaderLocated in Port Saint Lucie, FLVintage Pauline Rader 3pc jewelry set: oversized Carnelian & Gold Metal Pendant necklace with gold chain fringe, rhinestone & Carnelian stone clamper brac...Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
- Christian Lacroix Necklace Large Statement Heart Pendant Glass Cabochons RareBy Christian LacroixLocated in Port Saint Lucie, FLPreowned, authentic, vintage heart pendant necklace by Christian Lacroix, likely made in the 90s. A truly unique piece! It features a large 4.5in H gold metal heart with colorful glass stones & rhinestones. The necklace is fashioned from silky purple rope with decorative gold metal spacer beads. Wear it as is - or double the rope necklace for a different look, as we show in some of our images. Definitely a show stopper and an incredibly rare piece from Lacroix. It's perfect for your upcoming events, parties and celebrations! It also looks great with our matching vintage Lacroix earrings...Category
1990s French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
- Chanel Necklace Large Medallion Pendant Poured Glass Pearls Vintage 90s + COABy ChanelLocated in Port Saint Lucie, FLAuthentic, preowned, vintage Chanel pendant choker necklace, from the 1991 Season 2 8 collection. The necklace is double-strand with one row of faux pearls and a shorter string of go...Category
1990s French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
- Embellished Octopus Necklace by Stephanie Lake Design Rare Statement PieceLocated in Port Saint Lucie, FLThis one-of-a-kind piece was created by Stephanie Lake Design in 2013. It features an antique, rhinestone-encrusted golden octopus set on a thick b...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
- Hermes Kelly Watch Silver Cadena Lock Black Epsom Leather Strap 2004By HermèsLocated in Port Saint Lucie, FLAuthentic, preowned, vintage Kelly Cadena Lock Charm Watch in silver metal with black Epsom Calfskin leather, made in 2004. The strap is stamped H in a square (2004 production); the...Category
Early 2000s French Contemporary Wrist Watches
- Van Cleef & Arpels Pery et Fils Three Line Diamond Necklace, 18kBy Van Cleef & ArpelsLocated in New York, NYA Van Cleef & Arpels Three Line Diamond Necklace made in 18k White Gold. Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, makers mark- Pery et Fils, Numbered. Circa 1955. There are appx. 276 round diamond...Category
20th Century Multi-Strand Necklaces
MaterialsDiamond
- GIOVANE Multi-Strand Ruby Bead Diamond Tassel NecklaceBy GiovaneLocated in New York, NYAn 18 karat yellow gold, ruby and diamond necklace, Giovane, Italy, circa 1990s. Designed as ten strands of graduated ruby beads gathered by two floral motifs, each centering an ova...Category
1990s Italian Multi-Strand Necklaces
MaterialsDiamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
- Angela Caputi Cascading Green and Black Resin Choker NecklaceBy Angela CaputiLocated in Atlanta, GARefined Angela Caputi, made in Italy multi-strand cascading beaded choker necklace. Resin beads with three strands. Assorted color range with black and aqua green. The black dimensio...Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
- CHANEL 'CHANEL' Gold Metal Chain Logo Choker NecklaceBy ChanelLocated in Chicago, ILPre-Owned Vintage Condition From 1996 Collection Metal Gold Tone Total Length 20" Includes Box 100% Authenticity Guaranteed by NEWFOUND LUXURYCategory
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
- Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond, Multi-Strand Pearl NecklaceBy Van Cleef & ArpelsLocated in New York, NYVAN CLEEF & ARPELS Diamond, Multi-Strand Pearl Necklace. An 18k yellow gold necklace, set with diamonds and multi-strand of pearls Diamond weight approx. 30 carats total and pearls ...Category
Vintage 1980s American Multi-Strand Necklaces
MaterialsDiamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
- 18 Karat White Gold Emerald, Pearl and Diamond Lariat NecklaceBy CoomiLocated in Secaucus, NJ18K White Gold Coomi X Muzo River Dance Lariat Necklace with 288.97cts emerald, 29.55cts diamond and white pearlCategory
21st Century and Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
MaterialsEmerald, White 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.