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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
Cocktail ensembleChanel01/01/1964daywearSixties
SuitMainbocher01/01/1964daywearSixties
Cocktail dressGivenchy01/01/1961eveningSixties
Dinner dressGivenchy01/01/1961eveningSixties
Cocktail dressGivenchy01/01/1961eveningSixties
Evening dressGrès01/01/1958eveningSixties
"L'Eléphant Blanc"Dior01/01/1958eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening sandalsDior01/01/1958footwearSixties
"Refrain"Dior01/01/1958eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressDior01/01/1958eveningSixtiesspring/summer
DressDior01/01/1958daywearSixtiesspring/summer
"Bonnes vacances"Dior01/01/1958daywearSixtiesspring/summer
DressDior01/01/1958daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressDior01/01/1958eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressDior01/01/1958eveningSixtiesspring/summer
EnsembleDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
"Babylone"DiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatDior01/01/1958daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressDiorUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
DressBalenciaga01/01/1958daywearSixtiesspring/summer
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1958daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1958eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressBalenciaga01/01/1958eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening coatBalenciaga01/01/1958eveningSixtiesspring/summer
DressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1958daywearSixtiesspring/summer
HatGivenchyUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
PumpsDior01/01/1958footwearSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
ShoesDior01/01/1958footwearSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
Evening stockingsDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
Evening pumpsDior01/01/1963footwearSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
PumpsDior01/01/1960footwearSixties
PumpsDior01/01/1960footwearSixties
HatDior01/01/1960accessoriesSixties
PumpsDior01/01/1960footwearSixties
Cocktail dressDior01/01/1958eveningSixties
Cocktail dressDior01/01/1960eveningSixties
Evening pumpsDior01/01/1960footwearSixties
HatDior01/01/1960accessoriesSixties