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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
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1960daywearSixties
HatBalenciaga01/01/1955accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail beltBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CoatdressBalenciaga01/01/1955otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1960eveningSixties
EnsembleBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1960eveningSixties
Evening ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1960eveningSixties
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1960daywearSixties
EnsembleBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1955eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
DressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening skirtBalenciaga01/01/1955daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CoatBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties
Evening purseBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties
Evening clutchBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
EnsembleBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties
SuitChanel01/01/1957daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitChanel01/01/1958daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitChanel01/01/1959daywearSixties
NecklaceChanelUnavailablejewelrySixties
ScarfChanelUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
EarringsChanel01/01/1955jewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressChanel01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecklaceChanelUnavailablejewelrySixties
EnsembleGrèsUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressGrès01/01/1955eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressGrès01/01/1960eveningSixties
CoatMainbocher01/01/1955daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleMainbocherUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitMainbocher01/01/1955daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
EnsembleGivenchy01/01/1960daywearSixties
Evening dressGivenchy01/01/1960eveningSixties
CoatLanvinUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CoatCardinUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitCardin01/01/1960daywearSixties
RaincoatBalmain01/01/1960daywearSixties
Dinner dressBalmainUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
UmbrellaGucciUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesFerragamoUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening pumpsFerragamoUnavailablefootwearSixties
PinJacques FathUnavailablejewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecktieJacques Fath01/01/1955accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Arsène Lupin"DiorUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter