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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
DressGrès01/01/1980daywearEighties
EnsembleGrèsUnavailabledaywearEighties
EnsembleChanelUnavailabledaywearEighties
Cocktail dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningEighties
DressGivenchyUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningEighties
EnsembleLagerfeld01/01/1985daywearEighties
"Peasant"LanvinUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening dressGaultier01/01/1985eveningEighties
Evening dressGaultierUnavailableeveningEighties
Evening dressCardin01/01/1985eveningEighties
DressCardinUnavailabledaywearEighties
SuitVersaceUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening dressVersaceUnavailableeveningEighties
SuitVersaceUnavailabledaywearEighties
CoatUngaroUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening dressUngaroUnavailableeveningEighties
SuitUngaroUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening ensembleUngaroUnavailableeveningEighties
SuitUngaroUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening dressUngaro01/01/1985eveningEighties
Evening dressUngaroUnavailableeveningEighties
EnsembleMuglerUnavailabledaywearEighties
SuitMuglerUnavailabledaywearEighties
DressMuglerUnavailabledaywearEighties
SuitMugler01/01/1980daywearEighties
SuitMugler01/01/1980daywearEighties
"Drape Danube"MuglerUnavailabledaywearEighties
EnsembleArmaniUnavailabledaywearEighties
DressChloéUnavailabledaywearEighties
SuitLacroixUnavailabledaywearEighties
DressAlaïaUnavailabledaywearEighties
CoatTom FordUnavailabledaywearEighties
CoatFendiUnavailabledaywearEighties
Evening ensemble01/01/1980eveningEighties
Dinner dress01/01/1980eveningEightiesspring/summer
DressUnavailabledaywearEighties
SuitUnavailabledaywearEighties
SuitUnavailabledaywearEighties
Coat01/01/1981daywearEighties
Coat01/01/1985daywearEighties
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearEighties
Ensemble01/01/1985daywearEighties
Dress01/01/1980daywearEighties
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNineties
Evening dressUnavailableeveningNineties
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningNineties
Coat01/01/1985daywearEighties
CoatUnavailabledaywearEighties
Ensemble01/01/1985daywearEighties