{"product_id":"yves-saint-laurent-pave-door-knocker-earrings-crystal-and-gold-tone-1980s","title":"Yves Saint Laurent Pavé Door-Knocker Earrings, 1980s","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn 1961, Yves Saint Laurent commissioned A.M. Cassandre — one of the twentieth century's greatest graphic designers, the man behind the Normandie ocean liner poster and the Dubonnet advertisements — to design his house monogram. The interlocking YSL that Cassandre produced became one of the most recognized marks in fashion history. When it appears stamped on the interior clip mechanism of a pair of earrings, it is not a logo. It is a signature from a specific moment when the person whose initials those are was still deciding what those initials meant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThese door-knockers are the YSL jewelry vocabulary of the 1980s at its most fully realized. The form is architectural: a substantial pavé hoop suspended from a ribbed gold clip top via swivel attachment, allowing the hoop to move freely against the neck. The pavé crystals are hand-set across the entire hoop surface — dense, irregular, light-catching in the way that hand-setting produces and machine-setting cannot replicate. The ribbed clip top provides textural contrast that keeps the piece from reading as purely maximalist. There is structure underneath the sparkle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe door-knocker silhouette was the definitive earring of the power dressing era — substantial, kinetic, designed to be seen from across a room. What distinguished the YSL version from the versions that appeared at every price point during this period was exactly this: hand-set stones, a swivel mechanism with genuine engineering, and the Cassandre monogram on the hardware. The difference between a YSL door-knocker and a generic door-knocker is the difference between a decision and a copy of a decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eGrade A condition. Clip mechanism functions correctly on both earrings. All stones present. Original comfort backs included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/yves-saint-laurent-pave-door-knocker-earrings-1980s\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Yves Saint Laurent | Era: 1980s | Material: Gold-tone base metal, hand-set clear crystals | Form: Pavé door-knocker with swivel hoop | Closure: Clip-on with comfort backs | Signature: YSL Cassandre logo stamp on interior clip mechanism | Condition: Grade A\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802768769306,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/YSLDoorknocker2.webp?v=1773014707","url":"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/products\/yves-saint-laurent-pave-door-knocker-earrings-crystal-and-gold-tone-1980s","provider":"PerSeVintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}