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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 dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEightiesfall/winter
ChokerSaint Laurent01/01/1985jewelryEightiesspring/summer
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1985eveningEightiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressSaint Laurent01/01/1985eveningEightiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressSaint Laurent01/01/1985eveningEightiesspring/summer
PinSaint LaurentUnavailablejewelryEighties
HatSaint Laurent01/01/1985accessoriesEightiesspring/summer
EnsembleChanel01/01/1985daywearEightiesspring/summer
DressChanel01/01/1985daywearEightiesspring/summer
DressLagerfeldUnavailabledaywearEightiesfall/winter
SweaterGaultierUnavailabledaywearEightiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleUngaro01/01/1985eveningEightiesspring/summer
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1985daywearEightiesspring/summer
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1985daywearEightiesspring/summer
CoatAlaïaUnavailabledaywearEightiesfall/winter
BroochSaint LaurentUnavailablejewelryEighties
BeltSaint LaurentUnavailableaccessoriesEighties
EarringsSaint LaurentUnavailablejewelryEighties
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1985daywearEighties
Coat DressSaint Laurent01/01/1985daywearEighties
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1990daywearNineties
BeltChanel01/01/1990accessoriesNineties
ShoesChanel01/01/1990footwearNineties
PumpsChanelUnavailablefootwearEighties
PurseChanelUnavailableaccessoriesNineties
CoatGrès01/01/1985daywearEighties
DressChanelUnavailabledaywearEighties
PumpsChanelUnavailablefootwearEighties
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningEighties
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningEighties
EnsembleChanelUnavailabledaywearEighties
DressChanelUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening coatGivenchy01/01/1985eveningEighties
EnsembleGivenchyUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening suitGivenchyUnavailableeveningEighties
ShoesLagerfeld01/01/1990footwearNineties
DressLagerfeld01/01/1985daywearEighties
JacketGaultierUnavailabledaywearEighties
TrousersGaultier01/01/1990daywearNineties
DressGaultier01/01/1990daywearNineties
JacketVersaceUnavailabledaywearEighties
SuitVersaceUnavailabledaywearEighties
Cocktail dressBalmainUnavailableeveningEighties
NecktieHermès01/01/1985accessoriesEighties
VestHermès01/01/1985daywearEighties
ShoesCourrèges01/01/1990footwearNineties
Cocktail dressPatou01/01/1985eveningEighties
SuitUngaroUnavailabledaywearNineties
EnsembleArmani01/01/1990daywearNineties