Yves Saint Laurent LBDs

While we are all about vivid color and wild prints here at Decades, we're also quite partial to the perfect little black dress. These Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche dresses from the 1980s give you three different ways to wear black! The first features gold sparkle buttons, the second is elegant in its simplicity, and the third bares a little skin but maintains its sophisticated mystique.

Yves Saint Laurent Black Plunging Neck Longsleeve Dress with Gold Sparkle Buttons, c. 1980s. Marked size 34, fits a contemporary size 4. SOLD

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Yves Saint Laurent Black Longsleeve Dress with V-Neck and Button Sleeves, c. 1980s. Fits a contemporary size 4. to 6.SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Black Sleeveless V-Neck Cocktail Dress, c. 1980s. Fits a contemporary size 4 to 6.

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Yves Saint Laurent Outerwear

We're thrilled that the rain has stopped here in LA, but we know that a few more months of cold weather await us. Therefore, we're continuing our Yves Saint Laurent extravaganza with three ways to stay warm. The first is a brilliant gold brocade coat with a palm pattern; the next, a voluminous black wool opera cloak with velvet panels; and the third, a buttery suede jacket with colorful ethnic bead embroidery.

Yves Saint Laurent Gold Silk/Wool Brocade Coat with Palm Pattern, Winter 1984. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Cloak with Velvet Panels and Collar, Winter 1986. Marked size 38, fits a contemporary 4 to 8.SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Black Suede Jacket with Ornamental Ethnic Beaded Trim and Detail, c. 1980s. Marked size 36, fits a contemporary size 4. SOLD

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The Yves Saint Laurent Extravaganza Continues!

Continuing on our Yves Saint Laurent extravaganza, we have three more beautiful dresses--this time, in stylish black and red! The first features glorious spring roses in scarlet with lace trim at the collar and hem. The other two feature variations on the polka-dot; the first is more straightforward, while the other adopts olive-shaped spheres.

Yves Saint Laurent Black Wrap Dress with Rose Print and Lace Collar, Hem, c. 1980s. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Black Longsleeve Dress with Red Polkadot Pattern, c. 1980s. SOLD!

Yves Saint Laurent Black Longsleeve Dress with Red, White, & Olive Print Dress with Frilled Collar, c. 1980s. Fits a contemporary size 4. SOLD

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Get Ready for Spring in Yves Saint Laurent!

It may not feel like it, but spring is just around the corner! Decades is here to whet your appetites with a colossal collection of Yves Saint Laurent dresses, blouses, and cocktail attire that will make you the standout in a season packed with lush florals, loud geometric prints, and vibrant colors.

Get tropical with our first two selections: the first is a black and white fern print dress, the second a colorful Caribbean dancer pleat dress. If that's not loud enough, go Geo with wild pouf sleeves, a scoop neck, and the best print we've seen all year! (it is only the 3rd, after all...) We've also thrown in three more greyscale print dresses in various silhouettes--a little something for everyone, don't you think?

Yves Saint Laurent Black & White Tropical Print Longsleeve Dress, c. 1980s. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Vibrant Caribbean Dancer Pleated Print Dress, c. 1980s. Marked size 36, fits a contemporary size 4. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Bright Geometric Print Dress with Scoop Neck & Pouf Sleeve, c. 1980s. Marked size 38, fits a contemporary size 4 to 6. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Black & White Checked Wrap Dress with Assymetric Buttons, c. 1980s. Fits a contemporary size 4. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Black & White Zig-Zag Print Dress with Button-Up Front, c. 1980s. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Greyscale Spot Print Dress with Longsleeves, c. 1980s. Marked size 36, fits a contemporary size 4. SOLD

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Y NOT YSL?

Because we love you, we are adding two more Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche blouses on the blog today.
YSL Rive Gauche 1980s black silk primary color dot print button down blouse with gathered shoulders and gathered empire seams. Marked size 34 Modern 4 SOLD


Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche marigold yellow silk button up blouse with gathered wrists, gathered shoulder, and iconic tie front. SOLD

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Y WE LOVE YOU

When it rains, it pours, and we have received "le" mother lode of early 1980s YSL Rive Gauche silk blouses that we will post sporadically through the next few weeks. A YSL blouse is very Decades 101...we think you should have a dozen of them because the prints and colors are awesome and they work with jeans or a bit more dressy with a high-waist pant or slim skirt. And the little tie fronts are really sexy....wear them tied low and they become flirty or have one strap wrap around your neck for a little come-hither action. Now if you have a meeting with the Pope, where the straps knotted in a high bow and you are not to offend. A lot of the blouses have after market shoulder pads...some of you may big the bolder shoulder, but all you need is a seam ripper or a pair of small scissors to remove the pad and go back to natural shoulder. It was the 1980s and women wore swimsuits with shoulder pads!
YSL Rive Gauche 1980s black silk olive, blue, red, and vanilla dot print key hole blouse with gathered shoulders seams. SOLD
YSL Rive Gauche Winter 1986 lipstick red floral jacquard silk button down blouse with signature tie front Marked size 34, Contemporary 4

Yves Saint Laurent 80s pullover 3 button blouse with full sleeve featuring wide tie front in steel blue and black stripe motif . Marked size 34, Modern size 4 SOLD

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Jump into Yves Saint Laurent!

Calling all Elite Petite Cadets! Decades supports our troops in Yves Saint Laurent, of course! Forgive the rather dismal photos, but our anonymous super model (all models at Decades are super, of course) only had moments to spare and seeking a slim and petite wonder woman to showcase these two Yves Saint Laurent jumpsuits required precise moments, albeit, with dismal lighting.



Most blog readers are very aware of the Yves Saint Laurent oeuvre so we hope you can identify the iconic "Le Smoking" in a black wool jumpsuit format with satin lapel. For those ready to take flight, the grey flannel YSL Variation jumpsuit is perfect for skydiving adventures from you G550 this holiday season. All candidates for these two jumpsuits should be under 5'2" with slim hips. We don't use the term Elite Petite casually!

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche "Le Smoking" jumpsuit. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent "Variation" for Sakowitz grey flannel flight suit with epaulets. Petite size 2

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BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

Although we write to you from sunny in LA (it starts out foggy in the AM, but the sun breaks through around 11 30 am during November), we do understand the need for a coat. After all, our blog readers are from around the world and, even with Global Warming, there are some readers who are filling a chill as they read the blog. Here are 3 Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche mohair cape/coats. The blue and black plaid has actual arm holes and a discreet leather closure. It's very cocoon-y. The other two mohair coats aren't really coats, but cape wraps. Very typical of YSL in the late 1970s. One often sees a chic Parisian woman walking down the Rue Faubourg Saint Honore wearing such a cape. Are you that woman?

Yves Saint Laurent Variation Blue Black Plaid blanket coat c. late 1970s; Marked size 44. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche cream and taupe mohair cape, c. 1970s; Marked 34. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent tan and brown trim cape, c. 1970s; Marked size 38.

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Your Disco Needs You

Hard-partying ladies of the night, unite! Decades has landed two fantastic disco dresses to keep you looking chic from the limo to the velvet rope to the VIP lounge. A cropped shirt-dress by the quintessential Studio 54 designer, Halston, will wow the crowd with spectacular amethyst sequins; not to be outdone, Yves Saint Laurent demonstrates that he was stirring up some trouble of his own with a boat-necked mini in sequins and bugle beads from the same period. It's the sporty sort of look that YSL creative director Stefano Pilati referenced heavily for his Spring/Summer 2008 collection, but we think you should have the real thing.


Halston Amethyst Sequined Plunging Shirt-Dress with Waist Tie, c. 1970s. Fits a contemporary size 4. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Mercury Sequined and Beaded Shirt-Dress, c. 1970s. Marked size small, its a contemporary size 4 SOLD

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Shiny Things Make Us Happy

Shiny things are popular again. There's something alluring about a great lurex dress that's beyond our ability to explain--it's almost like dangling a tin foil toy before the curious paws of a kitten. The first dress, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche from the 1980s, is channeling a Krystle Carrington vibe (in a good way) with a strong shoulder and vibrant color. We're grasping for a pop culture reference that's appropriate for the Jean Louis Scherrer metallic shirt-dress pictured below... Batwoman, perhaps? It's definitely larger than life with a plunging neckline, accordion pleats, and a popped collar.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Cerulean Satin Dress with Deep V-Neck, c. Late 1980s. Marked size 36; fits a contemporary size 4 to 6. SOLD


Jean Louis Scherer Silver Lurex Shirt-Dress with Accordion Pleats, c. 1980s. Marked size 38; fits a contemporary size 6. SOLD

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Wishing for a Little Color in Your Life?

Ever had a dress you love so much, you wish you could have it in every color? Decades understands that it's an uphill battle, especially when you're talking vintage. But cry not! We have this outrageous Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche in two great colors: a ravishing fuchsia and and electric blue. Decades is like the fairy godmother(s) you never had!

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche fuchsia tiered jersey halter dress, c. 1980s. Marked size 36; fits a contemporary size 4.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche electric blue tiered jersey halter dress, c. 1980s. Marked size 36; fits a contemporary size 4.

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