Designer Index
The Designer Index aggregates the Costume Institute collection into one record per designer or house, with object counts, public-domain availability, activity span, nationality and garment family mix, drawn from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API (CC0) and refreshed monthly. Every record links its museum context; designers are described by cataloged output, never ranked by quality.
| Designer / House | Nationality | Objects at the Met | Public-domain objects | Active span (years) | Primary family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Saint Laurent |
| 779 | 0 | 64 | daywear |
| House of Dior |
| 660 | 0 | 77 | evening |
| Giorgio di Sant'Angelo |
| 563 | 0 | 28 | jewelry |
| Charles James |
| 527 | 0 | 52 | daywear |
| House of Balenciaga |
| 512 | 0 | 83 | daywear |
| Cristobal Balenciaga |
| 457 | 0 | 34 | evening |
| Mainbocher |
| 400 | 0 | 42 | daywear |
| House of Chanel |
| 354 | 0 | 102 | daywear |
| Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) |
| 329 | 0 | 53 | evening |
| Elsa Schiaparelli |
| 319 | 0 | 49 | daywear |
| Christian Dior |
| 282 | 0 | 28 | evening |
| Geoffrey Beene |
| 282 | 0 | 44 | daywear |
| Bonnie Cashin |
| 247 | 0 | 51 | daywear |
| Norman Norell |
| 235 | 0 | 45 | daywear |
| Vivienne Westwood |
| 232 | 0 | 41 | daywear |
| Roger Vivier |
| 193 | 0 | 58 | evening |
| House of Worth |
| 191 | 99 | 73 | evening |
| Karl Lagerfeld |
| 188 | 0 | 58 | daywear |
| James Galanos |
| 181 | 0 | 45 | evening |
| Halston |
| 176 | 0 | 37 | daywear |
| Gabrielle Chanel |
| 174 | 0 | 59 | daywear |
| Bergdorf Goodman |
| 170 | 0 | 290 | accessories |
| Gianni Versace |
| 169 | 0 | 38 | daywear |
| Hubert de Givenchy |
| 168 | 0 | 46 | evening |
| Saks Fifth Avenue |
| 168 | 0 | 68 | daywear |
| House of Givenchy |
| 166 | 0 | 64 | evening |
| House of Lanvin |
| 164 | 0 | 133 | evening |
| Malcolm McLaren |
| 164 | 0 | 29 | daywear |
| Issey Miyake |
| 163 | 0 | 31 | daywear |
| Claire McCardell |
| 159 | 0 | 27 | daywear |
| Herbert Levine Inc. |
| 153 | 0 | 27 | footwear |
| Miyake Design Studio |
| 145 | 0 | 37 | daywear |
| Jean Paul Gaultier |
| 140 | 0 | 36 | daywear |
| Sally Victor |
| 139 | 0 | 29 | accessories |
| Jeanne Lanvin |
| 135 | 0 | 99 | evening |
| Pierre Cardin |
| 134 | 0 | 41 | daywear |
| Townley Frocks |
| 133 | 0 | 33 | daywear |
| Callot Soeurs |
| 131 | 0 | 99 | evening |
| Comme des Garçons |
| 128 | 0 | 41 | daywear |
| Marc Bohan |
| 128 | 0 | 33 | daywear |
| House of Schiaparelli |
| 128 | 0 | 35 | daywear |
| Madeleine Vionnet |
| 125 | 0 | 57 | evening |
| Rei Kawakubo |
| 120 | 0 | 41 | daywear |
| Rudi Gernreich |
| 116 | 0 | 35 | daywear |
| John Galliano |
| 112 | 0 | 38 | daywear |
| Gilbert Adrian |
| 111 | 0 | 16 | daywear |
| Valentina |
| 108 | 0 | 40 | daywear |
| Giorgio Armani |
| 103 | 0 | 28 | daywear |
| Perry Ellis |
| 103 | 0 | 19 | daywear |
| Paul Poiret |
| 100 | 0 | 74 | daywear |