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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
CoatGrèsUnavailabledaywearEighties—
EnsembleGrèsUnavailabledaywearEighties—
SuitGrèsUnavailabledaywearEighties—
EnsembleGrès01/01/1981daywearEighties—
CombLagerfeld01/01/1981jewelryEighties—
BeltLagerfeld01/01/1981accessoriesEighties—
Evening dressGaultier01/01/1986eveningEighties—
Jewelry setUngaro01/01/1986otherEighties—
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1980eveningEightiesspring/summer
SuitSaint Laurent01/01/1980daywearEightiesspring/summer
Trench coatSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearEightiesfall/winter
EnsembleSaint Laurent01/01/1980daywearEightiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1980eveningEightiesspring/summer
ScarfSaint Laurent01/01/1980accessoriesEightiesspring/summer
ScarfSaint Laurent01/01/1980accessoriesEightiesspring/summer
Jewelry setSaint Laurent01/01/1980otherEightiesspring/summer
Dinner ensembleGrès01/01/1980daywearEightiesfall/winter
EnsembleVersace01/01/1980daywearEightiesspring/summer
DressVersace01/01/1980daywearEightiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersace01/01/1980daywearEightiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersace01/01/1980daywearEightiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersace01/01/1980daywearEightiesspring/summer
ScarfFerragamoUnavailableaccessoriesEighties—
EnsembleUngaroUnavailabledaywearEightiesfall/winter
EnsembleMuglerUnavailabledaywearEightiesfall/winter
"Purcell"ChloéUnavailableeveningEightiesfall/winter
CoatDiorUnavailabledaywearEighties—
Evening coatDiorUnavailableeveningEighties—
EnsembleDiorUnavailabledaywearEighties—
TuxedoSaint LaurentUnavailableotherEighties—
SuitSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearNineties—
CoatSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearNineties—
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningNineties—
CoatSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearNineties—
BootsSaint LaurentUnavailablefootwearEighties—
EarringsSaint Laurent01/01/1985jewelryEighties—
GlovesSaint LaurentUnavailableaccessoriesEighties—
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties—
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1985eveningEighties—
SuitSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearEighties—
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties—
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties—
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties—
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties—
Cocktail dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties—
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties—
Cocktail dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningEighties—
Shoulder bagSaint Laurent01/01/1980accessoriesEighties—
RobeGrès01/01/1985otherEighties—
ShawlGrès01/01/1985accessoriesEighties—