Skip to content
Sunday, September 6, 2026
NoorFASHION TRENDS & BEAUTY

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 jacket01/01/1948eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening coat01/01/1948eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
"Medici"UnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Wedding ensemble01/01/1948eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening coat01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoes01/01/1948eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoes01/01/1948eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoes01/01/1948eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1948eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening coat01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Dinner dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressJacques Fath01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)spring/summer
"Chérie"Dior01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)spring/summer
"Aladin"DiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening coatDiorUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening suitMainbocher01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening dressMainbocher01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)fall/winter
Evening coatDior01/01/1949eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressDior01/01/1949eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressDior01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressGrès01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening suitMainbocher01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening jacketMainbocher01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleGivenchy01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressPatouUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dressJacques Fath01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Ribbon"01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)spring/summer
Evening dress01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening suit01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1949eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Ribbon"01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
"Bustle"01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Ball gown01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening coat01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1949eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Cocktail dress01/01/1950eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Dinner dress01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1952eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening ensemble01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening dress01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoes01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)
Evening shoes01/01/1947eveningNew Look decade (1947–1957)