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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 dressGrès01/01/1969eveningSixties—
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1969eveningSixties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1969eveningSixties—
Cocktail dressGivenchy01/01/1969eveningSixties—
Evening ensembleGivenchy01/01/1969eveningSixties—
EnsembleGivenchy01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSeventies—
Evening dressLanvin01/01/1974eveningSeventies—
HatCardin01/01/1969accessoriesSixties—
SlippersCardin01/01/1969footwearSixties—
Bow tieCardinUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
BeltCardinUnavailableaccessoriesSeventies—
DressCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Trench coatCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties—
SuitCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties—
SuitCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Evening ensembleCardin01/01/1969eveningSixties—
PantsuitCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties—
MiniskirtCardin01/01/1969otherSixties—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Evening dressBalmainUnavailableeveningSixties—
BlouseBalmain01/01/1974daywearSeventies—
Cocktail dressPatouUnavailableeveningSixties—
DressPatouUnavailabledaywearSeventies—
SkirtPaquin01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1968eveningSixties—
Evening suitDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Wedding ensembleDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Wedding dressBalenciaga01/01/1968eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1968eveningSixtiesspring/summer
CaftanSaint Laurent01/01/1968otherSixtiesspring/summer
TunicSaint Laurent01/01/1968daywearSixtiesspring/summer
DressSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1968eveningSixtiesspring/summer
EnsembleGrèsUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressCardinUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
NecktieDior01/01/1970accessoriesSeventies—
SuitDior01/01/1968daywearSixties—
OverblouseBalenciaga01/01/1968otherSixties—
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1968daywearSixties—
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1968daywearSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1968eveningSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1968eveningSixties—
RaincoatBalenciaga01/01/1968daywearSixties—
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties—
RaincoatSaint Laurent01/01/1970daywearSeventies—
NecklaceSaint Laurent01/01/1970jewelrySeventies—
BeltSaint Laurent01/01/1970accessoriesSeventies—