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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
Ensemble—UnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Coat—UnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensemble—UnavailableeveningSixties—
Ensemble—01/01/1966daywearSixties—
Dress—UnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening coat—01/01/1966eveningSixties—
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Ensemble—01/01/1971daywearSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1966daywearSixties—
Dress—01/01/1968daywearSixties—
Cocktail dress—01/01/1968eveningSixties—
Evening dress—01/01/1966eveningSixties—
Ensemble—01/01/1968daywearSixties—
Ensemble—01/01/1968daywearSixties—
Evening dress—01/01/1971eveningSeventies—
Dress—01/01/1968daywearSixties—
Evening coat—01/01/1968eveningSixties—
Cocktail dress—01/01/1968eveningSixties—
DressSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Suit—UnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties—
EnsembleDior01/01/1965daywearSixtiesspring/summer
DressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleMainbocherUnavailabledaywearSixties—
Evening ensembleGivenchyUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
CoatDior01/01/1970daywearSeventies—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties—
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1965eveningSixties—
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearSeventies—
DressGrèsUnavailabledaywearSixties—
EnsembleChanel01/01/1967daywearSixties—
DressGrèsUnavailabledaywearSeventies—
Cocktail dressGrès01/01/1967eveningSixties—
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1965eveningSixties—
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventies—
CoatGrèsUnavailabledaywearSeventies—
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1970eveningSeventies—
Evening ensembleGrès01/01/1970eveningSeventies—
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventies—
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventies—
Evening dressGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventies—
Evening ensembleGrèsUnavailableeveningSeventies—