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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
BeltGucci01/01/1997accessoriesNineties—
BustierMugler01/01/1992otherNineties—
SuitArmani01/01/1992daywearNineties—
Evening dressAlaïa01/01/1992eveningNineties—
Evening dressVersace01/01/1991eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressVersaceUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressVersaceUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressVersaceUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
DressAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
JacketGaultier01/01/1995daywearNineties—
JacketGaultier01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressVersace01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressVersace01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
ShoesVersace01/01/1991footwearNinetiesspring/summer
PurseVersace01/01/1991accessoriesNinetiesspring/summer
ShoesVersaceUnavailablefootwearNinetiesfall/winter
PurseVersaceUnavailableaccessoriesNinetiesfall/winter
ClutchVersaceUnavailableaccessoriesNinetiesfall/winter
SuitVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressVersaceUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
SweaterMargielaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressMargiela01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressMargiela01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
ShoesMargielaUnavailablefootwearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening suitArmaniUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressArmaniUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
SuitMugler01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
JacketLacroixUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
PlaysuitAlaïa01/01/1991otherNinetiesspring/summer
SuitAlaïa01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
BodysuitAlaïaUnavailableotherNinetiesfall/winter
ShortsLacroix01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening pumpsDior01/01/1991footwearNineties—
ShoesChanel01/01/1996footwearNineties—
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearNineties—
JacketChanel01/01/1996daywearNineties—
ShirtGaultier01/01/1996daywearNineties—
SuitGaultier01/01/1991daywearNineties—
SuitMugler01/01/1996daywearNineties—
JumpsuitAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleUngaroUnavailableeveningNineties—