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.
| Object | House | Date | Garment family | Era | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Soirée de New York" | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Petite Soirée" | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Mayfair" | Dior | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| Ensemble | Dior | 01/01/1955 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | spring/summer |
| "Virevolte" | Dior | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| Coat | Dior | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Annapurna" | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Sinbad" | Dior | Unavailable | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Soirée à L'Opéra" | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Solfatare" | Dior | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| Suit | Balenciaga | 01/01/1955 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| Ensemble | Balenciaga | 01/01/1955 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | spring/summer |
| Ball gown | Balenciaga | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | spring/summer |
| Ensemble | Balenciaga | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| Scarf | Chanel | Unavailable | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Dior | Unavailable | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Dior | Unavailable | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Brooch | Dior | 01/01/1955 | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Necklace | Dior | 01/01/1960 | jewelry | Sixties | — |
| Sautoir | Dior | 01/01/1960 | other | Sixties | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | 01/01/1960 | evening | Sixties | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | 01/01/1960 | evening | Sixties | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | 01/01/1960 | evening | Sixties | — |
| Cocktail cape | Dior | 01/01/1960 | other | Sixties | — |
| Beret | Dior | 01/01/1960 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Cocktail dress | Dior | 01/01/1957 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Dior | 01/01/1957 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Coat | Dior | 01/01/1957 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Pumps | Dior | Unavailable | footwear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Pumps | Dior | Unavailable | footwear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | 01/01/1960 | evening | Sixties | — |
| Pumps | Dior | 01/01/1955 | footwear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Blouse | Balenciaga | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Pillbox hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1955 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Cap | Balenciaga | 01/01/1955 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Balenciaga | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Scarf | Balenciaga | Unavailable | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Scarf | Balenciaga | Unavailable | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Scarf | Balenciaga | Unavailable | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1960 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Evening ensemble | Balenciaga | 01/01/1956 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Suit | Balenciaga | 01/01/1960 | daywear | Sixties | — |
| Hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1960 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1960 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1960 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1960 | accessories | Sixties | — |