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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
HatLanvinUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatCardinUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatCardinUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
CapCardin01/01/1967accessoriesSixties—
PumpsCardin01/01/1967footwearSixties—
Evening dressCardin01/01/1970eveningSeventies—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1967daywearSixties—
CoatCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties—
SuitCardin01/01/1967daywearSixties—
DressBalmain01/01/1967daywearSixties—
EnsembleCourrèges01/01/1967daywearSixties—
CoatCourrèges01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
EnsembleCourrèges01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening ensembleCourrèges01/01/1967eveningSixties—
EnsembleCourrèges01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening dressCourrèges01/01/1967eveningSixties—
BootsCourrègesUnavailablefootwearSixties—
LoafersGucci01/01/1972footwearSeventies—
LoafersGucci01/01/1972footwearSeventies—
DressUngaroUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening jumpsuitDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
SuitDior01/01/1966daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Cocktail dressDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressDior01/01/1966eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressDior01/01/1966eveningSixtiesspring/summer
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1966eveningSixtiesfall
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Cocktail dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Cocktail dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1966eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1966eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatCardinUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1966daywearSixtiesspring/summer
JacketDior01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Cocktail ensembleDior01/01/1968daywearSixties—
Evening pumpsDior01/01/1968footwearSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
DressBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
Afternoon dressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Cocktail ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1966eveningSixties—
SuitBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties—
SuitBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
DressSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening pantsuitSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixties—