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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
CoatCourrègesUnavailabledaywearSixties—
ShoesGucci01/01/1970footwearSeventies—
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1968daywearSixties—
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening ensembleGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventies—
BlouseDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleDior01/01/1967eveningSixtiesspring/summer
SuitDior01/01/1967daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressDior01/01/1967eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
DressBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixtiesspring/summer
SuitBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
DressBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixtiesspring/summer
BeltSaint LaurentUnavailableaccessoriesSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1967eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Afternoon dressSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressGrès01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleLanvinUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressCardinUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
"Balalaïka"ChloéUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressChloéUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressChloéUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CapeDior01/01/1967otherSixties—
ShoesDior01/01/1969footwearSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixties—
DressBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Ski ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixties—
DressBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties—
Evening coatBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties—
PantsuitSaint Laurent01/01/1969daywearSixties—
BeltSaint Laurent01/01/1969accessoriesSixties—
ShirtSaint Laurent01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
EnsembleSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1967eveningSixties—
TunicGrès01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Evening ensembleMainbocher01/01/1967eveningSixties—
BlouseMainbocher01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening suitMainbocher01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixties—
HatGivenchyUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—