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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
CoatdressCourrèges01/01/1965otherSixties
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Cocktail ensembleSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties
Afternoon ensembleBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties
EnsembleDior01/01/1965daywearSixtiesspring/summer
DressDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Cocktail ensembleDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
"Theatre"DiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
DressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Rain ensembleBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening coatBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1965daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleMainbocherUnavailabledaywearSixties
Evening ensembleGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
JacketCourrèges01/01/1965daywearSixtiesspring/summer
NecktieDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
NecktieDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
NecktieDior01/01/1970accessoriesSeventies
CoatDior01/01/1970daywearSeventies
ScarfDior01/01/1970accessoriesSeventies
Dinner suitDior01/01/1967daywearSixties
ShoesDiorUnavailablefootwearSeventies
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties
PantsuitBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1965daywearSixties
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1965daywearSixties
NecklaceSaint LaurentUnavailablejewelrySeventies
HatSaint Laurent01/01/1970accessoriesSeventies
BeltSaint LaurentUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
TrousersSaint Laurent01/01/1967daywearSixties
Rain suitSaint Laurent01/01/1967daywearSixties
TunicSaint Laurent01/01/1970daywearSeventies
Evening suitSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixties
CapeSaint LaurentUnavailableotherSixties
JacketSaint Laurent01/01/1970daywearSeventies
Evening sweaterSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSeventies
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1965daywearSixties
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1965daywearSixties
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1965daywearSixties
Cocktail dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixties