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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dress | Dior | 01/01/1953 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Shoes | Dior | 01/01/1958 | footwear | Sixties | — |
| Shoes | Dior | 01/01/1958 | footwear | Sixties | — |
| Shoes | Dior | 01/01/1958 | footwear | Sixties | — |
| Evening shoes | Dior | 01/01/1958 | evening | Sixties | — |
| Pumps | Dior | 01/01/1955 | footwear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| "Dalmation" | Dior | 01/01/1955 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Muslin | Dior | 01/01/1953 | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Muslin | Dior | 01/01/1953 | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Cocktail suit | Dior | 01/01/1955 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Dior | 01/01/1955 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening sandals | Dior | 01/01/1955 | footwear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Coat | Dior | 01/01/1953 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Dior | Unavailable | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Dior | 01/01/1953 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Accessory set | Dior | 01/01/1958 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Ensemble | Balenciaga | 01/01/1958 | daywear | Sixties | — |
| Hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1958 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Blouse | Balenciaga | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1953 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Picture hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1958 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Picture hat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1958 | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Cocktail dress | Balenciaga | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Belt | Balenciaga | 01/01/1955 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Coat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1953 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Balenciaga | 01/01/1953 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Balenciaga | 01/01/1958 | daywear | Sixties | — |
| Evening coat | Balenciaga | 01/01/1953 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Chanel | Unavailable | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Accessory set | Chanel | Unavailable | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Grès | 01/01/1953 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Cocktail ensemble | Grès | 01/01/1958 | daywear | Sixties | — |
| Evening dress | Grès | 01/01/1958 | evening | Sixties | — |
| Suit | Chanel | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Grès | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Grès | 01/01/1953 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Grès | 01/01/1953 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Cocktail dress | Grès | 01/01/1953 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Grès | 01/01/1953 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Cocktail dress | Grès | 01/01/1953 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Shirt | Mainbocher | 01/01/1958 | daywear | Sixties | — |
| Cocktail ensemble | Mainbocher | 01/01/1955 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dinner dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1953 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Mainbocher | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Cocktail dress | Mainbocher | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1958 | daywear | Sixties | — |
| Cocktail dress | Givenchy | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Givenchy | 01/01/1953 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening coat | Givenchy | 01/01/1955 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |