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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantsuit | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Evening blouse | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Evening jacket | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Sailor hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening cape | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Evening coat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Dinner suit | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | spring |
| Dinner dress | Lanvin | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall/winter |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall/winter |
| Overblouse | Paquin | Unavailable | other | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall/winter |
| Evening dress | Paquin | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | spring/summer |
| Evening dress | Molyneux | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall/winter |
| Evening dress | Balenciaga | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Boots | Balenciaga | 01/01/1939 | footwear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Balenciaga | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| "Velasquez" | Balenciaga | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Chanel | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Beret | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Grès | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening pumps | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | footwear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Dinner hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Blouse | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Blouse | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening ensemble | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Chanel | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Jacket | Grès | 01/01/1939 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Dinner dress | Lanvin | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening ensemble | Vionnet | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Fortuny | 01/01/1939 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Ensemble | Molyneux | 01/01/1939 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | spring/summer |
| "Apollo of Versailles" | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | other | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Sandals | Ferragamo | 01/01/1938 | footwear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Necklace | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | jewelry | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Necklace | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | jewelry | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Button | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | other | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening ensemble | Chanel | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall/winter |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall/winter |
| Hat | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Suit | Chanel | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening jacket | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Court presentation ensemble | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Suit | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Suit | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall/winter |
| Necklace | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | jewelry | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Necklace | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | jewelry | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Belt | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |