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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