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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
Dress01/01/1942daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Ensemble01/01/1942daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Dress01/01/1942daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Suit01/01/1937daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Ensemble01/01/1942daywearWartime & utility (1940–1946)
HatUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Opera coat01/01/1937eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Hat01/01/1936accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
"Diamond Horseshoe"UnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Hat01/01/1936accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
"The Styx"01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
"Bambury Cross"01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
"Sarah Bernhardt"01/01/1936daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Suit01/01/1936daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Morning suitUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Cocktail dress01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Hat01/01/1938accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensemble01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
"Le Gaulois"01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
"Pandora"01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensemble01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening capeUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening cape01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Pumps01/01/1936footwearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensemble01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Blouse01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dress01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening jacket01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Hat01/01/1936accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening jacket01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dress01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Ensemble01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Ensemble01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Suit01/01/1938daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dress01/01/1941eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening dress01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
SundressUnavailabledaywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
HatUnavailableaccessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Hat01/01/1935accessoriesBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Ensemble01/01/1935daywearBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Evening dress01/01/1940eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)