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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.

Records
4,684
Last changed
Update schedule
20 6 5 * * UTC
Coverage
03/02/2020–09/03/2026
Method
Methodology
ObjectHouseDateGarment familyEraSeason
Evening dress01/01/1945eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening dress01/01/1945eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening dress01/01/1945eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening dress01/01/1945eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Suit01/01/1945daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
"Trapeze"01/01/1947daywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Muslin01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
MuslinUnavailableotherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Muslin01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Muslin01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Muslin01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dressing gown01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dressing gown01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dressing gown01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dressing gown01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dressing gown01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dressing gown01/01/1945otherWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dinner suitUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
SuitUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
BlouseUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CapUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CapUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
HatUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
CapUnavailableaccessoriesNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Suit01/01/1945daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Ensemble01/01/1945daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Ensemble01/01/1945daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dinner dress01/01/1945eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Model01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Mannequin01/01/1950otherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Dress01/01/1945daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dress01/01/1945daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dress01/01/1945daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
DressUnavailabledaywearNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Dinner dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
BeachwearUnavailableotherNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1945eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening jacket01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening coatUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)