Earrings

Yves Saint Laurent|Yves Saint Laurent

ca. 1985 · metal · Costume Institute

The 1980s represented a moment in time for exuberance in costume jewelry, seen particularly in large-scale pieces that incorporate large stones or swinging elements. High-style earrings during this decade reached impossible lengths, some grazing the shoulder. This pair, designed by Yves Saint Laurent, serve as an example of the exaggerated size and shape of earrings during the 1980s, while the combination of gold- and silver-tone metals and spiraling finials make for a modern and sophisticated design.

Artist

Yves Saint Laurent|Yves Saint Laurent

Date

ca. 1985

Medium

metal

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Yves Saint Laurent, 1987