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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—