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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
SuitBalenciaga01/01/1961daywearSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1961daywearSixties—
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1961daywearSixties—
Cocktail dressBalenciaga01/01/1966eveningSixties—
SuitBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
Dinner dressBalenciaga01/01/1961eveningSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
SuitBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1961eveningSixties—
DressBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
SuitSaint Laurent01/01/1966daywearSixties—
EnsembleGrès01/01/1966daywearSixties—
SuitChanel01/01/1966daywearSixties—
SuitChanel01/01/1963daywearSixties—
SuitChanel01/01/1963daywearSixties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1966eveningSixties—
CoatMainbocher01/01/1966daywearSixties—
SuitMainbocher01/01/1961daywearSixties—
EnsembleMainbocher01/01/1961daywearSixties—
DressGivenchy01/01/1961daywearSixties—
Evening dressGivenchy01/01/1963eveningSixties—
Cocktail dressGivenchy01/01/1961eveningSixties—
HatGivenchyUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatGivenchyUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
SuitCardin01/01/1966daywearSixties—
PurseCardin01/01/1966accessoriesSixties—
CoatCourrèges01/01/1961daywearSixties—
BootsCourrèges01/01/1966footwearSixties—
ShoesFerragamo01/01/1961footwearSixties—
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1966daywearSixties—
CoatUngaro01/01/1966daywearSixties—
DressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1965eveningSixties—
"Chicago"DiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressDior01/01/1960eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening bodiceDiorUnavailableotherSixtiesfall/winter
Evening coatDior01/01/1960eveningSixtiesspring/summer
CoatDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleDior01/01/1960daywearSixtiesspring/summer
DressDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
"Eglantine"DiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
ShoesDior01/01/1960footwearSixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
ShoesDior01/01/1960footwearSixties—
ShoesDior01/01/1960footwearSixties—