As you may have already heard, Yves Saint Laurent died this weekend, at the age of 71. He was as big a name as it comes in fashion, and the New York Times article I linked to does a great job of summarizing his achievements. For fashionistas today, YSL is actually even more relevant than ever for at least two reasons. First, you may have noticed that swing coats and trapeze dresses are everywhere–well, they’re just a revival of YSL’s famous 1958 collection, which he introduced for Christian Dior when he was just 21. Second, YSL is the brand behind one of the most iconic shoes of today: the Tribute pump, with its sweetheart-shaped cleavage, bold platform, and vertiginous spindly heel (the one below is $660 on the designer’s website, www.ysl.com):

Like any iconic shoes, it has many variations, including this brogue-inspired suede version ($528 at Bluefly):

And recently, the company has introduced a summer version, the Tribute sandal, giving you the same height with more vent; the black and navy versions are $760 at Bergdorf Goodman, and the crackled gold version is $790 on the YSL website:

Farewell, Mr. YSL. You will surely be missed.