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Couture Houses Ledger

The Couture Houses Ledger catalogs Costume Institute objects by fifty luxury and couture houses in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, with garment family, named era, parsed collection season, materials and designer attribution, drawn from the Met Collection API (CC0) and refreshed monthly. Every entry links its museum record; objects are described as cataloged, never appraised.

Records
5,000
Last changed
Update schedule
47 5 2 * * UTC
Coverage
03/02/2020–09/02/2026
Method
Methodology
ObjectHouseDateGarment familyEraSeason
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties
DressVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleVersace01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
RomperVersace01/01/1994otherNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressVersace01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleBalmain01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
SweaterMargielaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
JeansMargielaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressArmaniUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
SuitMugler01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressChloé01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleChloéUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleChloéUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
ShoesLacroix01/01/1994footwearNinetiesspring/summer
"Poem" DressChloé01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
CoatPradaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
BootsDior01/01/1999footwearNineties
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1994eveningNineties
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1999daywearNineties
SweaterGaultier01/01/1999daywearNineties
TrousersGaultier01/01/1999daywearNineties
DressGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties
BodysuitGaultier01/01/1994otherNineties
DressGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties
JacketGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties
JacketGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties
LeggingsGaultier01/01/1994otherNineties
LeggingsGaultier01/01/1994otherNineties
TrousersGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties
SuitArmani01/01/1999daywearNineties
EnsembleDior01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleDiorUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
NecklaceSaint Laurent01/01/1993jewelryNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
BootsChanelUnavailablefootwearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressChanel01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleChanel01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
SuitChanel01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGivenchy01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
ShirtGivenchy01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressGaultier01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
SweaterGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
TrousersGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
JacketGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleGaultierUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
JacketGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter