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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
"Polchinelle"DiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1962daywearSixtiesspring/summer
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1962daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressBalenciaga01/01/1962eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
BlouseBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening overblouseSaint Laurent01/01/1962otherSixtiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening coatSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleSaint Laurent01/01/1962daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Dinner suitChanel01/01/1964daywearSixties—
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
SuitGivenchyUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleDiorUnavailabledaywearSixties—
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Cocktail hatBalenciaga01/01/1962accessoriesSixties—
HatBalenciaga01/01/1962accessoriesSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixties—
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Evening ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Cocktail ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1962daywearSixties—
Evening coatBalenciaga01/01/1962eveningSixties—
Cocktail dressBalenciaga01/01/1962eveningSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Cocktail dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties—
SuitBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Cocktail dressBalenciaga01/01/1962eveningSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1967eveningSixties—
RaincoatBalenciaga01/01/1967daywearSixties—
PantsuitSaint Laurent01/01/1967daywearSixties—
DressGrès01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1962eveningSixties—
CoatChanel01/01/1964daywearSixties—
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSixties—
SuitMainbocher01/01/1962daywearSixties—
EnsembleGivenchy01/01/1967daywearSixties—
DressCardin01/01/1962daywearSixties—
Evening dressCardin01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Evening dressCardin01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Pillbox hatBalmainUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
SuitCourrèges01/01/1962daywearSixties—
RaincoatCourrèges01/01/1967daywearSixties—
PurseGucci01/01/1962accessoriesSixties—
HatPatouUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1961eveningSixties—
"Manteau Marqueterie"Dior01/01/1961daywearSixtiesfall/winter
SuitDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter