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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