VINTAGE Jeweled Cuff by MERCEDES ROBIROSA

Mercedes Robirosa was one of Yves St. Laurent’s favorite models in the late 1960′s and 70′s. Laurent chose Robirosa to model the Mondrian dress, which is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute
After her modeling career, Karl Lagerfeld hired her to design jewelry for Chanel. Four years later, she went out on her own designing her jewelery collection.