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Evening Wear Archive

The Evening Wear Archive gathers evening and formal dress objects from fifty houses in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, 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
4,236
Last changed
Update schedule
31 13 6 * * UTC
Coverage
03/02/2020–09/03/2026
Method
Methodology
ObjectHouseDateGarment familyEraSeason
Evening dressDior01/01/1959eveningSixties
Evening shoesDior01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDior01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDior01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDiorUnavailableeveningSixties
Cocktail dressBalenciaga01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1962eveningSixties
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1962eveningSixties
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1962eveningSixties
Evening dressGrès01/01/1962eveningSixties
"Diamond"01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
"Diamond"01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Dinner dress01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1959eveningSixties
"Tree"01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Cocoon"UnavailableeveningSixties
"Infanta"01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1960eveningSixties
Evening dress01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Infanta"01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening bag01/01/1957eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Ball gown01/01/1962eveningSixties
"Eventail"DiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Cocktail dressDiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Cocktail dressDior01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)spring/summer
Cocktail dressDior01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)spring/summer
Cocktail dressDiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
"Salzbourg"DiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Ball gownDiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening ensembleDiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Cocktail dressBalenciaga01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)spring/summer
Evening dressBalmainUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening shoesDior01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDior01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDior01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDior01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDior01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDiorUnavailableeveningSixties
Evening shoesDiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Robe Promesse"DiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesDior01/01/1956eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)