The Art of Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Costume Jewellery
The Refashion Jewellery Archive
An independent editorial exhibition exploring colour, scale and ornament through our own catalogue photographs. This is a retailer’s study, with no museum or designer-house affiliation.
Jewellery as part of the silhouette
The Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris’s GOLD exhibition examined gold across clothing, accessories and jewellery. Its presentation places ornament within the wider silhouette. Loulou de La Falaise’s work on accessories is another important part of that history, documented in the museum’s biography.
Our edit considers three design themes: graphic monograms, saturated colour and playful motifs. These are visual readings of the photographed pieces. They are not claims that the objects belong to a specific collection, were designed by a named collaborator, or were worn by a celebrity.
Graphic surface
The catalogue describes hammered monogram clip-on earrings. The raised lettering makes the sign itself the ornament.
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Colour and volume
The catalogue describes vintage turquoise clip-on earrings. Read the listing for its material wording and condition; the photograph alone is not a mineral identification.
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The playful object
A cherry pendant turns a recognisable shape into jewellery. Its place in this exhibition is thematic, not a dated runway attribution.
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A historical example from our own archive
Availability changes. Catalogue examples above link to their product pages; this historical example is not offered for sale.
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Understanding vintage Yves Saint Laurent jewellery · Signatures and markings · The Archive
Historical references: Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris, GOLD; Loulou de La Falaise biography. Museum and runway photographs have not been reproduced.
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