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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 ensembleGrès01/01/1980eveningEighties—
DressGrès01/01/1980daywearEighties—
DressGrèsUnavailabledaywearEighties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1980eveningEighties—
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSeventies—
Evening dressCardin01/01/1980eveningEighties—
SuitCardin01/01/1975daywearSeventies—
DressVersace01/01/1980daywearEighties—
SuitBalmain01/01/1975daywearSeventies—
CoatCourrègesUnavailabledaywearSeventies—
DressGucciUnavailabledaywearSeventies—
SuitArmani01/01/1980daywearEighties—
SuitMugler01/01/1980daywearEighties—
EnsembleArmani01/01/1980daywearEighties—
CoatChloé01/01/1980daywearEighties—
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1975daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Dress—01/01/1975daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearSeventies—
Ensemble—01/01/1980daywearEighties—
Evening ensemble—01/01/1980eveningEighties—
Dress—UnavailabledaywearEighties—
Dress—UnavailabledaywearEighties—
Dress—UnavailabledaywearEighties—
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearEighties—
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSeventies—
Coat—01/01/1980daywearEighties—
Coat—01/01/1980daywearEighties—
Ensemble—01/01/1975daywearSeventies—
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1978daywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1979daywearEighties—
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearSeventies—
Ensemble—01/01/1975daywearSeventies—
EnsembleArmani01/01/1979daywearSeventies—
Evening dressDiorUnavailableeveningSeventiesfall/winter
DressGrès01/01/1974daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Evening dressGrès01/01/1974eveningSeventiesspring/summer
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventiesfall/winter
Evening dressGrès01/01/1974eveningSeventiesspring/summer
"Teinte"Chloé01/01/1974daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Evening dressGrès01/01/1979eveningSeventies—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1974eveningSeventies—
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventies—
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventies—
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1975eveningSeventies—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1974eveningSeventies—