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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
GlovesDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSeventies
“Turquie”DiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDior01/01/1955eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatDior01/01/1950accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
BoaDiorUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CoatDior01/01/1950daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
OverblouseDiorUnavailableotherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitDiorUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SweaterDiorUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening sweaterDiorUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening sweaterDiorUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SweaterDiorUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening sweaterDiorUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
BeltDiorUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
ScarfDiorUnavailableaccessoriesSixties
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
ScarfBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail hatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
ScarfBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
ScarfBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening skirtBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1955eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1955eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CoatBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
BoleroBalenciaga01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
EnsembleSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSeventies
CombChanelUnavailablejewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecklaceChanelUnavailablejewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecklaceChanelUnavailablejewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
ChokerChanelUnavailablejewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
StickpinChanelUnavailablejewelrySixties
NecktieSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecklaceChanelUnavailablejewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
PinSchiaparelliUnavailablejewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatSchiaparelli01/01/1950accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CapeGrèsUnavailableotherSixties
DressSchiaparelli01/01/1950daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
StockingsSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
StockingsSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitGrèsUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecklaceGrèsUnavailablejewelrySeventies
BraceletGrèsUnavailablejewelrySeventies
BraceletGrèsUnavailablejewelrySeventies
HatSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Pullover sweaterSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)