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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
HatDior01/01/1949accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Vanity caseDior01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatDior01/01/1950accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatDior01/01/1947accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
PinDior01/01/1947jewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
BraceletDior01/01/1947jewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
ChokerDior01/01/1947jewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
DressDior01/01/1947daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening coatDior01/01/1949eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressDior01/01/1949eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatDiorUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatDiorUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatDior01/01/1949accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressDior01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitDiorUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
EnsembleDior01/01/1947daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CoatDior01/01/1948daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening boleroBalenciaga01/01/1947otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecklaceChanel01/01/1947jewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecklaceChanel01/01/1947jewelryNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CoatSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitSchiaparelli01/01/1952daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressGrès01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
JacketSchiaparelli01/01/1952daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening blouseMainbocher01/01/1947daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
BlouseMainbocher01/01/1947daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening suitMainbocher01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
EnsembleMainbocher01/01/1947daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
JacketMainbocherUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
JacketMainbocher01/01/1947daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening jacketMainbocher01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleGivenchy01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Booty"Ferragamo01/01/1947footwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Luito"FerragamoUnavailablefootwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressPatouUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Valle"FerragamoUnavailablefootwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
ShoesFerragamoUnavailablefootwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Invisible Sandal"Ferragamo01/01/1947footwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Mercury"FerragamoUnavailablefootwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
ShoesFerragamoUnavailablefootwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
BootsFerragamoUnavailablefootwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"The Invisible"Ferragamo01/01/1947footwearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
NecktieJacques Fath01/01/1949accessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitJacques FathUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressJacques Fath01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Ball gownJacques Fath01/01/1951eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
TurbanBalenciagaUnavailableaccessoriesWartime & utility (1940–1946)fall/winter
Cocktail dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)fall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)fall/winter