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Silhouette Timeline

The Silhouette Timeline traces how dress silhouettes change across the decades of the Costume Institute collection, drawn from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 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
5,000
Last changed
Update schedule
58 12 3 * * UTC
Coverage
03/02/2020–09/03/2026
Method
Methodology
ObjectHouseDateGarment familyEraSeason
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
"Coccinella" ("Ladybug") dressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensemble01/01/1995eveningNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress01/01/1995daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1995daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1995daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1995daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress01/01/1995daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1995daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1995daywearNineties
DressAlaïa01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
"On Liberty"UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
"Flying Saucer"01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsemblePrada01/01/1999daywearNineties
EnsembleDior01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
CoatGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
CoatGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressGaultier01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties
DressVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleVersace01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressVersace01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleBalmain01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressArmaniUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
SuitMugler01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressChloé01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleChloéUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleChloéUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
"Poem" DressChloé01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
CoatPradaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1994eveningNineties