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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
DressCourrèges01/01/1964daywearSixties
ShoesGucci01/01/1965footwearSixties
PumpsFerragamoUnavailablefootwearSixties
Evening ensemblePatou01/01/1964eveningSixties
SuitChanel01/01/1963daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressGivenchy01/01/1963eveningSixties
EnsembleGivenchyUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
CoatGivenchy01/01/1963daywearSixtiesspring/summer
HatDior01/01/1963accessoriesSixties
"Quai Aux Fleurs"Dior01/01/1963daywearSixtiesspring/summer
"Rome"Dior01/01/1963daywearSixtiesspring/summer
EnsembleDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
"Rome"Dior01/01/1963daywearSixtiesspring/summer
DressDior01/01/1963daywearSixtiesspring/summer
"Rosemonde"DiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CapeBalenciagaUnavailableotherSixtiesfall/winter
Cocktail dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Dinner dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening coatBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
SuitBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
SuitBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
RaincoatBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Dinner dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1963eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1963eveningSixtiesspring/summer
SuitSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
SuitMainbocherUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening coatGivenchy01/01/1965eveningSixties
LoungewearGivenchy01/01/1963otherSixtiesspring/summer
EnsembleCourrègesUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
ShoesDior01/01/1963footwearSixties
StockingsDior01/01/1968accessoriesSixties
Cocktail hatDior01/01/1965accessoriesSixties
Evening ensembleDiorUnavailableeveningSixties
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
ToqueBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
Pillbox hatBalenciaga01/01/1968accessoriesSixties
ClocheBalenciaga01/01/1963accessoriesSixties
StockingsBalenciaga01/01/1963accessoriesSixties
StockingsBalenciaga01/01/1963accessoriesSixties