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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