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GOING FOR GOLD: Saint Laurent is the most recent European brand to expand into the fizzy marketplace for tremendous jewelry. Its first collection, unveiled this week on the French brand’s online store, social media channels and in select flagships, includes takes on the home’s Cassandre and Le Maillon motifs. The Cassandre is the famous vertical YSL logo, which has appeared as shoe heels and handbag hardware, while the Maillon depicts oversized links of a sequence for a touch of tough glamour. (“Maillon” is the French word for links.) Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello, who has made statement jewelry a key feature of his trenchant runway fashion statements, employed 18-karat gold, diamonds and other precious materials to create a spread of bracelets,...