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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 dressGrès01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
HatSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
JacketSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
PurseChanelUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
CapeSchiaparelliUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatSchiaparelliUnavailableeveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
CoatMainbocherUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressWorthUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseLanvin01/01/1940daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening capeLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Cocktail suitCallot01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1937eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1937eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Cocktail dressPatouUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressMolyneux01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening beltSchiaparelli01/01/1934accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall
DressFortuny01/01/1934daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
JacketSchiaparelli01/01/1934daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening dressLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Dinner dressLanvin01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressGrès01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseSchiaparelli01/01/1936daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressSchiaparelli01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressGrès01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressChanel01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressChanel01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressSchiaparelli01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
OvercoatLanvin01/01/1934daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressLanvin01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatVionnet01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressMainbocher01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dressing gownSchiaparelliUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
"Phèdre"Lanvin01/01/1933eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
ScarfVionnet01/01/1935accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening jacketSchiaparelliUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
CapeSchiaparelliUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelli01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelli01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
EnsembleChanel01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelli01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
NecklaceChanel01/01/1935jewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)
NecklaceChanel01/01/1938jewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)