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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 shoesUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening ensemble01/01/1884eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1879eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1879eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1879eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1879eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressWorth01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressWorth01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding ensemble01/01/1878eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dress01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dress01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening shoes01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding Dress01/01/1878eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding ensemble01/01/1877eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1882eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding ensemble01/01/1877eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Ball gown01/01/1876eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding Dress01/01/1876eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening bagUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening wrapWorthUnavailableeveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Ball gownUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding ensemble01/01/1875eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1875eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening shoesUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening shoesUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening slippersUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening slippersUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Ball gown01/01/1880eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding ensemble01/01/1875eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding dress01/01/1875eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Dinner dress01/01/1877eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding Dress01/01/1875eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Opera coatUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening wrapUnavailableeveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Wedding ensembleUnavailableeveningBelle Époque (1890–1914)
Wedding dress01/01/1874eveningBustle era (1870–1889)
Evening ensembleWorth01/01/1875eveningBustle era (1870–1889)