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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
DressGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
CoatGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
PurseGaultierUnavailableaccessoriesNinetiesfall/winter
TrousersGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
VestGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
SuitGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressMargielaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening suitUngaroUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleArmaniUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening suitArmaniUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleArmani01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleChloéUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleLacroix01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressChloéUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
ShoesDior01/01/1998footwearNineties
SuitChanel01/01/1993daywearNineties
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearNineties
SkirtGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties
JacketGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties
Bathing trunksVersace01/01/1998otherNineties
JacketVersaceUnavailabledaywearNineties
CoatVersaceUnavailabledaywearNineties
GlovesMargielaUnavailableaccessories2000s
Evening dressArmani01/01/1998eveningNineties
Evening ensembleChanel01/01/1992eveningNinetiesspring/summer
DressChanel01/01/1992daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleChanel01/01/1992daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
SweaterGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleVersace01/01/1992daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressVersace01/01/1992daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersace01/01/1992daywearNinetiesspring/summer
PurseVersace01/01/1992accessoriesNinetiesspring/summer
ShoesVersace01/01/1992footwearNinetiesspring/summer
BeachwearVersace01/01/1992otherNinetiesspring/summer
JacketVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
BootsVersaceUnavailablefootwearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleVersace01/01/1992daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
CoatMargielaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressLacroix01/01/1992daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Jewelry setDior01/01/1997otherNineties
SuitChanel01/01/1997daywearNineties
ShoesGaultier01/01/1992footwearNineties
T-shirtGaultier01/01/1992otherNineties
TrousersGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties
DickeyGaultier01/01/1997otherNineties
ShortsGaultier01/01/1992daywearNineties
GlovesMargiela01/01/1997accessoriesNineties