Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Leather Mini Bag Neutral Gold

A sharply defined front flap is anchored by a triangular gold-tone hardware accent, its surface engraved with faint YSL initials that catch the light just above the seam. The exterior is rendered in smooth, neutral-toned leather, with the Yves Saint Laurent Cassandre logo stamped discreetly in brown at the lower front edge—no wordmark, only the emblem, set against the muted palette. Compact in size, this piece closes with a hidden snap beneath the hardware and is scaled for essentials.

Without a visible model label or serial, the precise era of this Yves Saint Laurent mini bag is undetermined. The use of the Cassandre stamp and minimal branding cues suggest a lineage connected to the house’s long arc of logo refinement, from Cassandre’s original 1961 monogram through the unbranded minimalism that preceded the ‘Saint Laurent Paris’ rebrand. The palette and hardware place it within the continuum of the brand’s understated accessories, produced in France across several decades.

Leather construction is smooth to the touch, reinforced at the flap and base, with gold-tone hardware showing only faint surface marks. Designed for hand carry, the petite proportions (9.5 × 7 cm) make it suited for coins or cards rather than daily essentials. The interior is finished in a matching neutral tone, with no lining label present. Structure remains firm and corners clean—wear limited to minor impressions at the closure.

Condition: Very Good — gold-tone hardware shows faint surface wear; minimal impressions to leather at closure; interior clean, structure firm
Material: Smooth leather
Colour: Neutral-toned leather exterior with brown stamped Cassandre logo, gold-tone hardware, coordinating neutral interior
Dimensions: W 9.5 × H 7 cm
Made in: France