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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
Coat—01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Evening dress—01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Evening dress—01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Dress—01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Ensemble—01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Dress—01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Dress—01/01/1972daywearSeventies—
(Textile) "Toundra"—01/01/1969eveningSixties—
Evening coat—01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Suit—01/01/1967daywearSixties—
Cocktail dress—01/01/1969eveningSixties—
Evening dress—01/01/1972eveningSeventies—
Evening ensemble—UnavailableeveningSixties—
"The Souper Dress"—UnavailabledaywearSixties—
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSixties—
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1966eveningSixtiesfall
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatCardinUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleUngaro01/01/1966daywearSixtiesspring/summer
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
DressBalenciaga01/01/1966daywearSixties—
Afternoon dressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1966eveningSixties—
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSixties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1968eveningSixties—
Evening dressGrès01/01/1971eveningSeventies—
Evening dressMainbocher01/01/1966eveningSixties—
Evening dressMainbocher01/01/1971eveningSeventies—
Evening dressGivenchy01/01/1968eveningSixties—
Evening dressGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixties—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1966daywearSixties—
DressCardin01/01/1966daywearSixties—
DressCardin01/01/1968daywearSixties—
SuitCardin01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
EnsembleCardin01/01/1967daywearSixties—
SuitCardinUnavailabledaywearSixties—
SuitCardin01/01/1966daywearSixties—
CoatCardinUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening dressCardin01/01/1971eveningSeventies—
Evening dressBalmain01/01/1966eveningSixties—
CoatCourrègesUnavailabledaywearSixties—
EnsembleCourrègesUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening dressCourrègesUnavailableeveningSixties—
Evening dressPucci01/01/1966eveningSixties—
Evening dressPucci01/01/1966eveningSixties—
"Deerstalker"—UnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Dress—01/01/1968daywearSixties—
Evening dress—UnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter