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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 dressJean DessèsUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressJean DessèsUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressJean DessèsUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Spiral"01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening jacketUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensemble01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Ball gownUnavailableeveningSixties
Evening jacketUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening jacketUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Butterfly"01/01/1955eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Lampshade"01/01/1955eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningSixties
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening coat01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Ball gownUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Ball gownUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening coat01/01/1955eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening bagUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Wedding ensembleUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoesUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening bagUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening bagUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening bag01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Ball gownUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensemble11/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Venus"DiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening dressDiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter