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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pullover sweater | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1950 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Suit | Mainbocher | 01/01/1950 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dinner dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1950 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Coat | Mainbocher | 01/01/1950 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening jacket | Mainbocher | 01/01/1950 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Suit | Mainbocher | 01/01/1950 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening apron | Mainbocher | Unavailable | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1950 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Mainbocher | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Mainbocher | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Cocktail sweater | Mainbocher | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Housecoat | Mainbocher | Unavailable | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Blouse | Mainbocher | 01/01/1950 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Givenchy | 01/01/1952 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Pajamas | Lanvin | Unavailable | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening ensemble | Lanvin | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Cocktail dress | Lanvin | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Shawl | Balmain | Unavailable | accessories | Sixties | — |
| Necklace | Balmain | Unavailable | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Necklace | Balmain | Unavailable | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Balmain | 01/01/1955 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | Balmain | 01/01/1955 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Bracelet | Balmain | Unavailable | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Bracelet | Balmain | Unavailable | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Earrings | Balmain | Unavailable | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Jewelry set | Balmain | Unavailable | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Necklace | Balmain | Unavailable | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Balmain | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening bag | Balmain | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Fortuny | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening ensemble | Fortuny | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Shoes | Ferragamo | Unavailable | footwear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Pin | Jacques Fath | Unavailable | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Afternoon dress | Jacques Fath | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Necklace | Jacques Fath | Unavailable | jewelry | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening ensemble | Jacques Fath | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening coat | Jacques Fath | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Jacques Fath | 01/01/1950 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening ensemble | Jacques Fath | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| "Venus" | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Junon" | Dior | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Pisanelle" | Dior | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| Evening dress | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| Evening dress | Molyneux | 01/01/1949 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| "Unesco" | Dior | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Gruau" | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| Dinner ensemble | Dior | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Moulin à Vent" | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |
| "Cygne Noir" | Dior | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | fall/winter |