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 ensemble | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Belt | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1940 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening sash | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1940 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening blouse | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Belt | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1940 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Hat | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1940 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Skirt | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Jacket | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Grès | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Chanel | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Chanel | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Suit | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Beachwear | Mainbocher | 01/01/1938 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Ensemble | Worth | 01/01/1940 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Hat | Mainbocher | 01/01/1938 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Hat | Mainbocher | 01/01/1938 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Hat | Mainbocher | 01/01/1938 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Dress | Mainbocher | Unavailable | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening skirt | Mainbocher | 01/01/1943 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| "Fusée" | Lanvin | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening ensemble | Vionnet | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1938 | daywear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Wedding dress | Vionnet | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| "Ninfea" | Ferragamo | Unavailable | footwear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening sandals | Ferragamo | 01/01/1938 | footwear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Shoes | Ferragamo | Unavailable | footwear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Sandals | Ferragamo | 01/01/1940 | footwear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening sandals | Ferragamo | 01/01/1939 | footwear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Shoes | Ferragamo | Unavailable | footwear | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening ensemble | Paquin | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Paquin | 01/01/1938 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening cape | Molyneux | 01/01/1940 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Wedding ensemble | Mainbocher | 01/01/1937 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | — |
| Evening dress | Paquin | 01/01/1937 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Evening jacket | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1937 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |
| Evening dress | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1937 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Evening jacket | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1937 | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Hat | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Evening ensemble | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Evening ensemble | Schiaparelli | Unavailable | evening | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | winter |
| Parasol | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1937 | accessories | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | summer |
| Button | Schiaparelli | 01/01/1937 | other | Bias-cut thirties (1930s) | fall |