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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
Dress01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1991daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleUngaroUnavailableeveningNineties
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Cocktail dressChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Evening dressChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleChanel01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleVersace01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersace01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleVersaceUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
EnsembleArmani01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
DressAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
SuitLacroixUnavailabledaywearNineties
DressAlaïaUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
SuitSaint Laurent01/01/1995daywearNineties
Evening ensembleChanel01/01/1995eveningNineties
Evening ensembleChanelUnavailableeveningNineties
SuitGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties
SuitGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties
SuitGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties
EnsembleGaultierUnavailabledaywearNineties
Evening dressUngaroUnavailableeveningNineties
Evening ensembleUngaroUnavailableeveningNineties
Evening ensembleUngaroUnavailableeveningNineties
SuitArmaniUnavailabledaywearNineties
DressMugler01/01/1990daywearNineties
SuitMuglerUnavailabledaywearNineties
SuitMuglerUnavailabledaywearNineties
SuitArmaniUnavailabledaywearNineties
SuitArmaniUnavailabledaywearNineties
SuitLacroix01/01/1990daywearNineties
CoatUnavailabledaywearNineties
CoatUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Sweetness ModernUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
Dress01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1995daywearNineties
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNinetiesfall/winter
Cocktail dressUnavailableeveningNineties
Suit01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1990daywearNinetiesspring/summer
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywearNinetiesfall/winter