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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
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
ScarfDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Garter beltDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Garter beltDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
CoatDiorUnavailabledaywearSixties—
CoatDiorUnavailabledaywearSixties—
JacketDiorUnavailabledaywearSixties—
HatDior01/01/1960accessoriesSixties—
HatDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Evening ensembleDiorUnavailableeveningSixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
PumpsDior01/01/1960footwearSixties—
Evening pumpsDior01/01/1962footwearSixties—
PumpsDiorUnavailablefootwearSixties—
SuitDiorUnavailabledaywearSixties—
NecklaceDior01/01/1965jewelrySixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
ShoesDiorUnavailablefootwearSixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
Evening shoesDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
Evening slippersDior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
RobeDiorUnavailableotherSixties—
“Nuit de Venise”Dior01/01/1960eveningSixties—
CoatDior01/01/1960daywearSixties—
ToqueBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Jewelry setBalenciagaUnavailableotherSixties—
ToqueBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
ToqueBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatBalenciaga01/01/1965accessoriesSixties—
Evening overblouseBalenciagaUnavailableotherSixties—
ButtonBalenciagaUnavailableotherSixties—
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
ToqueBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
ToqueBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Pillbox hatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
TurbanBalenciaga01/01/1965accessoriesSixties—
Evening wrapBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties—
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
Pillbox hatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties—
DressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties—
SuitBalenciaga01/01/1965daywearSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1965daywearSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1965daywearSixties—
DressBalenciaga01/01/1960daywearSixties—
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties—
Evening ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties—