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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
SuitDior01/01/1971daywearSeventies
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1971daywearSeventies
DressGrès01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1976eveningSeventies
EnsembleCardin01/01/1971daywearSeventies
SuitCardin01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Evening dressCardin01/01/1971eveningSeventies
DressUngaro01/01/1972daywearSeventies
"Medieval Dress"UnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Dress01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
CoatUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Suit01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
DressUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1976daywearSeventies
"Field of Lilies"01/01/1971eveningSeventies
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1973daywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1976daywearSeventies
Evening dressDiorUnavailableeveningSeventiesfall/winter
CoatSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
EnsembleSaint Laurent01/01/1970daywearSeventiesspring/summer
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearSeventiesspring/summer
SuitChanel01/01/1970daywearSeventiesspring/summer
EnsembleDiorUnavailabledaywearSeventies
SuitDiorUnavailabledaywearSeventies
EnsembleDiorUnavailabledaywearSeventies
Evening coatSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSeventies
CoatSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSeventies
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1970eveningSeventies
SuitChanel01/01/1970daywearSeventies
EnsembleChanelUnavailabledaywearSeventies
EnsembleChanel01/01/1975daywearSeventies
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearSeventies
DressChanelUnavailabledaywearSeventies
Evening dressGrès01/01/1971eveningSeventies
Evening dressGrès01/01/1975eveningSeventies
EnsembleGrès01/01/1975daywearSeventies
"Toga"Grès01/01/1972eveningSeventies
CoatGrès01/01/1975daywearSeventies