{"product_id":"bags-yves-st-tropez-navy-blue-leather-ruched-frame-evening-bag","title":"Bags: Yves St Tropez Navy Blue Leather Ruched Frame Evening Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis authentic vintage Yves St Tropez evening bag showcases a beautifully sculpted cloud silhouette rendered in an incredibly soft, dark navy blue genuine leather. The elegant retro design features delicate ruching along the upper border that gathers gracefully into a leather-covered spring-hinged internal frame, secured at the top by a polished silver-tone geometric kiss-lock clasp. Fitted with an ultra-slim matching leather shoulder strap accented by silver coiled wire endcaps, its sophisticated, minimalist aesthetic serves as the perfect timeless accessory for formal dinners, weddings, or high-end evening events when paired with a classic cocktail dress or tailored silk separates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYves St Tropez (La Maison de Pointer) was a highly fashionable mid-to-late 20th-century boutique label renowned in South Africa for importing and distributing high-style, European-inspired leather goods and luxury components. This piece is expertly crafted from premium, drum-dyed calfskin leather that offers an exceptionally supple hand-feel, structured by hand-pleated gatherings over a tempered steel internal tension frame. The interior is fully lined in a durable black faille fabric and retains its original sewn-in metallic gold foil brand identification label reading \"Yves St Tropez, La Maison de Pointer\" alongside distinctive vintage silver wire hardware accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Intended Use: Mid-century cocktail purse or formal evening bag. Alternate Suggested Use: Elegant wedding guest accessory or vintage daytime clutch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shift2ThriftVintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46985761554630,"sku":"Listing 073-August-2026","price":495.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/2163\/2198\/files\/Listing073-August-2026-VintageYvesStTropezNavyBlueLeatherRuchedFrameEveningBag_3.jpg?v=1787911344","url":"https:\/\/shift2thriftvintage.co.za\/products\/bags-yves-st-tropez-navy-blue-leather-ruched-frame-evening-bag","provider":"Shift2ThriftVintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}