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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Levine |
| 53 | 0 | 47 | footwear |
| Irving Penn |
| 52 | 0 | 0 | other |
| Judith Leiber |
| 52 | 0 | 37 | evening |
| Nicolas Ghesquière |
| 52 | 0 | 17 | daywear |
| Judith Leiber Couture Ltd. | — | 52 | 0 | 37 | evening |
| Norma Kamali |
| 51 | 0 | 24 | daywear |
| Lord & Taylor |
| 51 | 0 | 125 | accessories |
| Crescendoe Gloves, Inc. |
| 51 | 0 | 4 | accessories |
| Helmut Lang |
| 50 | 0 | 15 | daywear |
| Jacques Fath |
| 49 | 0 | 28 | evening |
| House of Paquin |
| 48 | 6 | 84 | daywear |
| Chloé |
| 48 | 0 | 36 | daywear |
| John-Frederics |
| 48 | 0 | 38 | accessories |
| Christian Lacroix |
| 47 | 0 | 26 | daywear |
| Edward Molyneux |
| 47 | 0 | 33 | evening |
| Oscar de la Renta, LLC. |
| 47 | 0 | 61 | evening |
| Azzedine Alaïa |
| 46 | 0 | 25 | daywear |
| Adolfo |
| 46 | 0 | 38 | accessories |
| Missoni |
| 46 | 0 | 43 | daywear |
| Zandra Rhodes |
| 45 | 0 | 30 | daywear |
| Manolo Blahnik |
| 45 | 0 | 39 | footwear |
| Madame Marie Gerber |
| 45 | 0 | 19 | evening |
| Arnold Scaasi |
| 44 | 0 | 42 | evening |
| Seditionaries |
| 43 | 0 | 7 | other |
| Liberty & Co. |
| 43 | 4 | 107 | daywear |
| Jacques Doucet |
| 41 | 0 | 55 | evening |
| Lilly Daché |
| 41 | 0 | 30 | accessories |
| Thea Porter |
| 41 | 0 | 14 | evening |
| Jean Dessès |
| 40 | 0 | 23 | evening |
| Anne Klein |
| 40 | 0 | 19 | daywear |
| Donna Karan New York |
| 40 | 0 | 18 | daywear |
| House of Jacques Fath |
| 39 | 0 | 25 | evening |
| Stephen Burrows |
| 39 | 0 | 19 | daywear |
| Sarah Lipska |
| 39 | 0 | 7 | other |
| Dal Co' |
| 38 | 0 | 18 | footwear |
| Samuel Winston | — | 38 | 0 | 4 | daywear |
| Donna Karan |
| 37 | 0 | 18 | daywear |
| Mme. Eta Hentz |
| 37 | 0 | 16 | evening |
| Mary McFadden |
| 37 | 0 | 23 | jewelry |
| Mercura NYC | — | 37 | 0 | 21 | jewelry |
| Jessie Franklin Turner |
| 36 | 0 | 24 | evening |
| Tiffany & Co. | — | 35 | 1 | 131 | accessories |
| Dolce & Gabbana |
| 35 | 0 | 28 | other |
| Jean Patou |
| 35 | 0 | 54 | evening |
| Mme. Jeanne Paquin |
| 33 | 6 | 84 | daywear |
| Marc Jacobs |
| 33 | 0 | 35 | daywear |
| Prada |
| 32 | 0 | 31 | daywear |
| Bill Cunningham | — | 32 | 0 | 11 | accessories |
| William J. | — | 32 | 0 | 11 | accessories |
| Yeohlee Teng |
| 31 | 0 | 29 | daywear |