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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 suit01/01/1888eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Ball gownWorth01/01/1885eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dress01/01/1890eveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Evening capeUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dress01/01/1885eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening slippersUnavailableeveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Evening slippersUnavailableeveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Evening shoesUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening wrap01/01/1885eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening capeUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening slippersUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dress01/01/1885eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening slippersUnavailableeveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Evening slippersUnavailableeveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Evening slippersUnavailableeveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressWorth01/01/1889eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1884eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dress01/01/1886eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1884eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening capeUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding ensemble01/01/1883eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dress01/01/1885eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening slippers01/01/1885eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening suit01/01/1885eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dress01/01/1885eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Ball gownWorth01/01/1887eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Ball gownWorth01/01/1887eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1882eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1881eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1881eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dress01/01/1881eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding Dress01/01/1881eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dressWorthUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressWorth01/01/1882eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening slippers01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dress01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding ensemble01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dress01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening coatUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)