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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
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Cocktail dressChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleChanel01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
ScarfGaultier01/01/1995accessoriesNineties—
EnsembleVersace01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersace01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
BlouseVersace01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
PurseVersace01/01/1990accessoriesNinetiesspring/summer
JeansVersaceUnavailabledaywearNineties—
JacketMargielaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
ShirtMargiela01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
VestMargiela01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleArmani01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
ScarfArmani01/01/1990accessoriesNinetiesspring/summer
DressAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
SuitLacroixUnavailabledaywearNineties—
PonchoLacroixUnavailableotherNinetiesfall/winter
DressAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
NecktieDiorUnavailableaccessoriesNineties—
BrassiereDiorUnavailableotherNineties—
BraceletSaint Laurent01/01/1990jewelryNineties—
Evening shoesSaint Laurent01/01/1990eveningNineties—
PurseSaint LaurentUnavailableaccessoriesNineties—
PurseSaint LaurentUnavailableaccessoriesNineties—
SuitSaint Laurent01/01/1995daywearNineties—
Tennis shoesChanelUnavailablefootwearNineties—
BraceletChanel01/01/1990jewelryNineties—
BeltChanelUnavailableaccessoriesNineties—
Evening ensembleChanel01/01/1995eveningNineties—
SunglassesChanelUnavailableotherNineties—
Cocktail suitChanel01/01/1991daywearNineties—
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningNineties—
ShoesChanelUnavailablefootwearNineties—
RaincoatGivenchyUnavailabledaywearNineties—
Evening ensembleGivenchy01/01/1990eveningNineties—
JacketGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties—
SuitGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties—
CorsetGaultier01/01/1995otherNineties—
ShirtGaultier01/01/1990daywearNineties—
SuitGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties—
SuitGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties—
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties—
ShoesMargiela01/01/1995footwearNineties—
BootsMargielaUnavailablefootwearNineties—