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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
EnsembleGaultier01/01/1999daywearNineties—
DressGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties—
DressGaultier01/01/1994daywearNineties—
SuitArmani01/01/1999daywearNineties—
Dress—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Ensemble—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
"Staircase Pleats"—UnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dress—UnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dress—01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Dress—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dress—UnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensemble—UnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dress—01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Dress—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensembl—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensembl—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress—01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
" Mercury Dress"—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensemble—01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Dress—UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearNineties—
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearNineties—
Ensemble—01/01/1999daywearNineties—
Dress—01/01/1999daywearNineties—
Dress—01/01/1993daywearNineties—
EnsembleDior01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleDiorUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening dressChanel01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleChanel01/01/1993eveningNinetiesspring/summer
SuitChanel01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleGivenchy01/01/1993daywearNinetiesspring/summer