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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 ensembleUnavailableeveningSeventies
Evening coatUnavailableeveningSeventies
Evening dress01/01/1972eveningSeventies
Evening ensemble01/01/1972eveningSeventies
Suit01/01/1972daywearSeventies
Evening dress01/01/1972eveningSeventies
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearSeventies
Cocktail dress01/01/1972eveningSeventies
Evening ensemble01/01/1970eveningSeventies
"Acapulco Gold"01/01/1969daywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1970daywearSeventies
Evening dressSaint LaurentUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Dress01/01/1971daywearSeventies
DressDiorUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
CoatSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixties
SuitMainbocher01/01/1969daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatDiorUnavailabledaywearSeventies
SuitDiorUnavailabledaywearSeventies
SuitDior01/01/1969daywearSixties
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/1969eveningSixties
SuitSaint Laurent01/01/1969daywearSixties
DressGrès01/01/1969daywearSixties
DressGrès01/01/1974daywearSeventies
Evening dressGrès01/01/1969eveningSixties
Evening dressGrès01/01/1969eveningSixties
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1969eveningSixties
Evening dressGrès01/01/1969eveningSixties
Cocktail dressGivenchy01/01/1969eveningSixties
DressCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties
SuitCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties
SuitCardin01/01/1969daywearSixties
Dress01/01/1969daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/1969daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressUnavailableeveningSeventies
Evening dress01/01/1969eveningSixties
DressUnavailabledaywearSixties
"Gypsy Dress"01/01/1969daywearSixties
Evening dress01/01/1969eveningSixties
Evening dress01/01/1969eveningSixties
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixties
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1968eveningSixties
Wedding dressBalenciaga01/01/1968eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1968eveningSixtiesspring/summer
DressSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter