American Designers Archive
The American Designers Archive gathers Costume Institute objects by American designers in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, drawn from the Collection API (CC0) and refreshed monthly. Every record links its museum object page and carries garment family, era, season and significance labels; objects are described as cataloged, never appraised or priced.
| Object | House | Date | Garment family | Era | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinner dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1948 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening sweater set | Mainbocher | 01/01/1948 | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening sweater | Mainbocher | 01/01/1948 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening sweater set | Mainbocher | 01/01/1948 | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening blouse | Mainbocher | 01/01/1948 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening blouse | Mainbocher | 01/01/1948 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | Mainbocher | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Coat | Mainbocher | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Ribbon | — | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | — | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | — | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | spring/summer |
| Bathing suit | — | 01/01/1951 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hood | — | Unavailable | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Turban | — | 01/01/1946 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Hat | — | 01/01/1946 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Poke bonnet | — | 01/01/1946 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Hat | — | 01/01/1946 | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Hat | — | Unavailable | accessories | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | — | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Dress | — | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| "Lyre" | — | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Blouse | — | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | — | 01/01/1948 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Ensemble | — | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Ensemble | — | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Dinner dress | — | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Ensemble | — | 01/01/1948 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Hat | — | 01/01/1948 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Suit | — | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Cocktail dress | — | 01/01/1948 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening dress | — | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Evening dress | — | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| "Yugoslavian" | — | 01/01/1948 | accessories | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Evening coat | — | 01/01/1946 | evening | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Cocktail dress | — | 01/01/1947 | evening | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| "Fish Tail" | — | 01/01/1948 | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Muslin | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Muslin | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Muslin | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| "Lyre" | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Muslin | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Muslin | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Muslin | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Muslin | — | Unavailable | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dressing gown | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Dress form | — | Unavailable | daywear | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |
| Dress | — | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Jacket | — | 01/01/1946 | daywear | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Playsuit | — | 01/01/1946 | other | Wartime & utility (1940–1946) | — |
| Beachwear | — | 01/01/1948 | other | New Look decade (1947–1957) | — |