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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