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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
SuitChanel01/01/1995daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
JumpsuitGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
JacketVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Cocktail dressArmani01/01/1995eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleArmaniUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressArmani01/01/1995eveningNinetiesspring/summer
SuitMuglerUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
SkirtMcQueenUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressPrada01/01/1995daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressPradaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
ShawlBalenciaga01/01/2000accessories2000s—
ShoesSaint LaurentUnavailablefootwearNineties—
BootsSaint Laurent01/01/2000footwear2000s—
TuxedoSaint Laurent01/01/2000other2000s—
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearNineties—
SandalsChanelUnavailablefootwearNineties—
VestGaultier01/01/2000daywear2000s—
CoatGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties—
UnderwearVersace01/01/2000otherNineties—
Evening ensembleBalmain01/01/2000evening2000s—
Evening dressBalmain01/01/2000evening2000s—
Evening dressBalmain01/01/1995eveningNineties—
Evening dressUngaro01/01/2000eveningNineties—
DressAlaïa01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
JacketGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
SarongGaultier01/01/1994otherNinetiesspring/summer
JacketGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsemblePrada01/01/1999daywearNineties—
EnsembleDior01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleLagerfeldUnavailableotherNinetiesfall/winter
CoatGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
HatGaultierUnavailableaccessoriesNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
JacketGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
CoatGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
ShirtGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
SweaterGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter