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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
PantsuitSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening blouseSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening jacketSchiaparelliUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Sailor hatSchiaparelli01/01/1939accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
Evening capeSchiaparelli01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)summer
Evening coatSchiaparelli01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)summer
Dinner suitSchiaparelli01/01/1939daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring
Dinner dressLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
OverblousePaquinUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressPaquin01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Evening dressMolyneuxUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BootsBalenciaga01/01/1939footwearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
"Velasquez"Balenciaga01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressChanel01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeretSchiaparelli01/01/1939accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressGrès01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening pumpsSchiaparelli01/01/1939footwearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner hatSchiaparelli01/01/1939accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleSchiaparelli01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressChanel01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
JacketGrès01/01/1939daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressMainbocher01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressLanvin01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleVionnet01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressFortuny01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
EnsembleMolyneux01/01/1939daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
"Apollo of Versailles"SchiaparelliUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
SandalsFerragamo01/01/1938footwearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
NecklaceSchiaparelli01/01/1938jewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
NecklaceSchiaparelli01/01/1938jewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
ButtonSchiaparelli01/01/1938otherBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
HatSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
SuitChanel01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening jacketSchiaparelli01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
Court presentation ensembleSchiaparelli01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
SuitSchiaparelli01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
SuitSchiaparelli01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
NecklaceSchiaparelli01/01/1938jewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
NecklaceSchiaparelli01/01/1938jewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
BeltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall