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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—