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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evening coat | Balenciaga | Unavailable | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Jacket | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Gloves | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Necktie | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1940 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | Grès | 01/01/1940 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Coat | Grès | 01/01/1945 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Dress | Grès | 01/01/1945 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| "Féminité" | Worth | 01/01/1940 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Doll hat | Mainbocher | 01/01/1942 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Belt | Mainbocher | Unavailable | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Belt | Mainbocher | 01/01/1942 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Dress | Mainbocher | Unavailable | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Suit | Lanvin | 01/01/1940 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Wedding ensemble | Lanvin | 01/01/1940 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | Fortuny | Unavailable | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Moccasins | Gucci | Unavailable | footwear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Shoes | Gucci | Unavailable | footwear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Calot | Patou | Unavailable | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Hat | Jacques Fath | Unavailable | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening coat | Molyneux | 01/01/1942 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| "Cyclone" | Lanvin | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | spring/summer |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Dress | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Pantsuit | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Evening ensemble | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Coat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | spring |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening gloves | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Cocktail hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Cocktail hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening jacket | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | spring |
| Evening belt | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Button | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | other | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Suit | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening jacket | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Buckle | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | jewelry | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening jacket | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Evening coat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Suit | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Jacket | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |