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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 coatUnavailableeveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening dress01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1937eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensemble01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensemble01/01/1940eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Evening capeUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening wrapUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1940eveningWartime & utility (1940–1946)
Wedding ensembleUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening shoes01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening shoes01/01/1937eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening shoes01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1937eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening capeUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressLanvinUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Dinner dressLanvin01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dressGrès01/01/1938eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressSchiaparelli01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressGrès01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressChanel01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressChanel01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressSchiaparelli01/01/1939eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Dinner dressLanvin01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensembleVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatVionnet01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening coatVionnet01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnetUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressVionnet01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening ensemble01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
"Emperial Crown" (jacket); "Tonight or Never" (dress)01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
"Queen Anne"01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)spring/summer
"Santiago, Chile"UnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)fall/winter
Evening dress01/01/1935eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
"Budapest"01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening shoes01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening dress01/01/1936eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)
Evening suit01/01/1934eveningBias-cut thirties (1930s)