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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
CaftanLanvin01/01/1970otherSeventies—
SkirtLanvin01/01/1970daywearSeventies—
ScarfCardinUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatCardin01/01/1970accessoriesSeventies—
HatCardinUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
BeltCardinUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1965daywearSixties—
CapeCardin01/01/1968otherSixties—
TrousersCardin01/01/1965daywearSixties—
CoatCardin01/01/1970daywearSeventies—
DressCardinUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Cocktail dressCardin01/01/1965eveningSixties—
Evening dressBalmain01/01/1965eveningSixties—
HatCourrèges01/01/1965accessoriesSixties—
DressCourrèges01/01/1965daywearSixties—
EnsembleCourrèges01/01/1965daywearSixties—
CoatdressCourrèges01/01/1965otherSixties—
DressCourrèges01/01/1965daywearSixties—
JacketCourrèges01/01/1965daywearSixties—
EnsembleCourrègesUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening ensembleCourrèges01/01/1970eveningSeventies—
BootsCourrèges01/01/1967footwearSixties—
ShoesCourrèges01/01/1967footwearSixties—
EnsembleCourrègesUnavailabledaywearSixties—
EnsembleCourrèges01/01/1965daywearSixties—
Evening dressCourrèges01/01/1965eveningSixties—
DressCourrèges01/01/1965daywearSixties—
HatCourrèges01/01/1965accessoriesSixties—
EnsembleCourrèges01/01/1970daywearSeventies—
DressCourrèges01/01/1965daywearSixties—
ClutchGucci01/01/1970accessoriesSeventies—
PurseGucciUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1970daywearSeventies—
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1964daywearSixties—
Pillbox hatBalenciaga01/01/1964accessoriesSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Wedding ensembleDior01/01/1964eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening coatDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressDior01/01/1964eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening jumpsuitDior01/01/1964daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Cocktail ensembleDior01/01/1964daywearSixtiesspring/summer
ToqueBalenciaga01/01/1964accessoriesSixtiesspring/summer
DressBalenciaga01/01/1964daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressBalenciaga01/01/1964eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
HousecoatBalenciaga01/01/1964otherSixtiesspring/summer
EnsembleSaint Laurent01/01/1964daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1964eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressGrès01/01/1964eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter