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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
SuitLanvin01/01/1931daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Robe de StyleLanvin01/01/1931otherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Afternoon dressVionnetUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Afternoon dressVionnetUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressFortuny01/01/1931eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
DressFortuny01/01/1936daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatFortuny01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressPatou01/01/1931eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressPaquin01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeachwearSchiaparelli01/01/1930otherBias-cut thirties (1930s)summer
OverblouseChanelUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensemblePatou01/01/1931eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BeltSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
DressLanvinUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
CoatLanvinUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
CoatLanvinUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening dressLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)winter
Evening dressLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressLanvin01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
HatPatouUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening capePaquinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening coatPaquin01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Evening jacketChanelUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
DressChanelUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
ClipChanelUnavailablejewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)
ClipChanelUnavailablejewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)
PendantChanelUnavailablejewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)
DressSchiaparelli01/01/1930daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening muffSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelli01/01/1932daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SuitSchiaparelli01/01/1932daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
NecktieSchiaparelli01/01/1935accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatSchiaparelliUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BoleroSchiaparelliUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressChanelUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleChanel01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressChanelUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
UmbrellaSchiaparelliUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressSchiaparelli01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatSchiaparelli01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)