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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
JacketChanel01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
JumpsuitSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening capeSchiaparelli01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
CapeSchiaparelliUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening jacketSchiaparelli01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SweaterSchiaparelliUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening jacketWorthUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
EnsembleWorthUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening apronMainbocherUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening capeWorthUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleWorthUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressMainbocherUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressMainbocherUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Cocktail dressMainbocherUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleMainbocherUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
CollarLanvinUnavailableaccessoriesWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening dressLanvin01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressLanvin01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleLanvin01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Wedding ensembleCallot01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressCallot01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SlipVionnet01/01/1932otherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
DressVionnet01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressVionnet01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
DressVionnet01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
CoatVionnet01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
BlouseVionnet01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening capeVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SlipVionnetUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressPoiret01/01/1932eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
"Delphos"Fortuny01/01/1930eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatFortunyUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressFortunyUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Tea gownFortunyUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressFortunyUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleFortuny01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatFortunyUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening capeFortunyUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Textile panelPatouUnavailableotherBias-cut thirties (1930s)
PinJacques FathUnavailablejewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatPaquinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SuitPaquinUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
ScarfJacques FathUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening jacketMolyneuxUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
PinMolyneuxUnavailablejewelryBias-cut thirties (1930s)
EnsembleChanel01/01/1929daywearJazz Age (1920s)