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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
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Ensemble01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
"Staircase Pleats"UnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dress01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dress01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensembl01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensembl01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1994daywearNinetiesspring/summer
" Mercury Dress"UnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensemble01/01/1994eveningNinetiesspring/summer
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNineties
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNineties
Ensemble01/01/1999daywearNineties
Dress01/01/1999daywearNineties
Dress01/01/1993daywearNineties
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