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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
RaincoatSaint Laurent01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1977eveningSeventies—
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1977eveningSeventies—
Turtleneck sweaterSaint Laurent01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
HatSaint LaurentUnavailableaccessoriesSeventies—
DressGrès01/01/1977daywearSeventies—
EnsembleGrès01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
EnsembleGrèsUnavailabledaywearSeventies—
DressGrès01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1977eveningSeventies—
JacketCardin01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
JumpsuitCardin01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
TrousersBalmain01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
Evening dressBalmain01/01/1972eveningSeventies—
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1973daywearSeventies—
Cocktail dressDiorUnavailableeveningSeventiesfall/winter
EnsembleSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
JacketSaint Laurent01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
DressSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
EnsembleSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Evening dressGrès01/01/1971eveningSeventiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleGivenchy01/01/1971eveningSeventiesspring/summer
EnsembleDior01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Evening dressDior01/01/1973eveningSeventies—
NecktieDior01/01/1971accessoriesSeventies—
NecktieDior01/01/1971accessoriesSeventies—
NecktieDior01/01/1971accessoriesSeventies—
CoatDior01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
SuitDior01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
HatSaint Laurent01/01/1976accessoriesSeventies—
BeltSaint Laurent01/01/1973accessoriesSeventies—
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
ChokerSaint Laurent01/01/1971jewelrySeventies—
CapSaint Laurent01/01/1973accessoriesSeventies—
ShortsSaint Laurent01/01/1973daywearSeventies—
HatSaint Laurent01/01/1976accessoriesSeventies—
ShirtSaint Laurent01/01/1976daywearSeventies—
TrousersSaint Laurent01/01/1976daywearSeventies—
JacketSaint Laurent01/01/1976daywearSeventies—
BootsSaint Laurent01/01/1976footwearSeventies—
DressGrès01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1976eveningSeventies—
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSeventies—
EnsembleGivenchy01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Evening dressGivenchy01/01/1976eveningSeventies—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
SuitCardin01/01/1971daywearSeventies—