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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
Dress—01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Coat—UnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Suit—01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress—01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress—01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress—01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventiesspring/summer
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearSeventiesfall/winter
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1976daywearSeventies—
"Field of Lilies"—01/01/1971eveningSeventies—
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1973daywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1976daywearSeventies—
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—