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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
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1937eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
DressVionnet01/01/1937daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening sandalsFerragamo01/01/1937footwearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleJacques FathUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
"Midsummer Madness"Molyneux01/01/1937eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleChanel01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening beltSchiaparelli01/01/1936accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)summer
Evening jacketLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SuitPatou01/01/1937daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening beltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
HatSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
HatSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening blouseSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
BlouseSchiaparelli01/01/1936daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)summer
Evening coatSchiaparelliUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening beltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening beltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressSchiaparelli01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
Evening vestSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
BlouseSchiaparelli01/01/1936daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)summer
Evening blouseSchiaparelli01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening slipSchiaparelli01/01/1936otherBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
Cocktail dressSchiaparelliUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening skirtSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening beltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner ensembleSchiaparelli01/01/1936daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
"Carnival Dress"VionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
ParasolSchiaparelli01/01/1936accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening beltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressGrès01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Cocktail hatSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelli01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening headscarfSchiaparelli01/01/1938otherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening beltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeltSchiaparelli01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressSchiaparelli01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Bathing suitSchiaparelli01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatSchiaparelli01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelli01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelli01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)