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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
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1983eveningEighties
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1983eveningEighties
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1983eveningEighties
Evening ensembleGivenchy01/01/1978eveningSeventies
Evening dressGivenchy01/01/1980eveningEighties
CoatCardin01/01/1980daywearEighties
EnsembleArmani01/01/1980daywearEighties
Ensemble01/01/1983daywearEighties
Evening dress01/01/1978eveningSeventies
Ensemble01/01/1983daywearEighties
DressUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
CoatUnavailabledaywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1983daywearEighties
Dress01/01/1978daywearSeventies
Evening dress01/01/1980eveningEighties
Evening dress01/01/1980eveningEighties
Evening ensemble01/01/1980eveningEighties
Evening dress01/01/1980eveningEighties
Dress01/01/1980daywearEighties
Dress01/01/1980daywearEighties
Evening dress01/01/1980eveningEighties
Suit01/01/1980daywearEighties
Dress01/01/1978daywearSeventies
“Mickey and Minnie” dress01/01/1978daywearSeventies
Suit01/01/1983daywearEighties
Evening ensemble01/01/1977eveningSeventies
Evening dress01/01/1982eveningEighties
SuitSaint Laurent01/01/1977daywearSeventiesspring/summer
DressGrès01/01/1977daywearSeventiesfall/winter
Evening dressGrès01/01/1977eveningSeventiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1977eveningSeventiesspring/summer
DressGrèsUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
EnsembleSaint Laurent01/01/1982daywearEighties
EnsembleGrès01/01/1982daywearEighties
Evening dressGivenchy01/01/1982eveningEighties
SuitCardin01/01/1977daywearSeventies
SuitArmani01/01/1982daywearEighties
Evening ensemble01/01/1977eveningSeventiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningSeventiesfall/winter
Suit01/01/1977daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1977daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1982daywearEighties
Evening dress01/01/1977eveningSeventies
Ensemble01/01/1982daywearEighties
Ensemble01/01/1982daywearEighties
Dress01/01/1982daywearEighties
Coat01/01/1977daywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1977daywearSeventies
Wedding dress01/01/1977eveningSeventies