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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
DressCourrèges01/01/1964daywearSixties
DressCourrèges01/01/1966daywearSixties
SuitCourrègesUnavailabledaywearSixties
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
SuitUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
EnsemblePucci01/01/1969daywearSixties
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Suit01/01/1964daywearSixties
Evening dress01/01/1969eveningSixties
Ensemble01/01/1964daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Coat01/01/1969daywearSixties
Dress01/01/1969daywearSixties
Dress01/01/1966daywearSixties
Cocktail dress01/01/1966eveningSixties
Dress01/01/1964daywearSixties
Evening dress01/01/1966eveningSixties
Evening ensemble01/01/1968eveningSixties
SuitChanel01/01/1963daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressGivenchy01/01/1963eveningSixties
EnsembleGivenchyUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
CoatGivenchy01/01/1963daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Dinner dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressSaint Laurent01/01/1963eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening coatGivenchy01/01/1965eveningSixties
Evening ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1963eveningSixties
Evening coatBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1963eveningSixties
DressSaint Laurent01/01/1965daywearSixties
SuitSaint Laurent01/01/1968daywearSixties
"Safari"Saint Laurent01/01/1968daywearSixties
EnsembleGrès01/01/1968daywearSixties
DressGrès01/01/1968daywearSixties
Cocktail dressChanel01/01/1965eveningSixties
DressGrèsUnavailabledaywearSeventies
SuitChanel01/01/1965daywearSixties
EnsembleChanel01/01/1965daywearSixties
Evening dressGrès01/01/1968eveningSixties
Evening dressGrès01/01/1968eveningSixties
SuitChanelUnavailabledaywearSixties
Evening dressGrès01/01/1963eveningSixties
SuitGrèsUnavailabledaywearSixties
SuitChanel01/01/1968daywearSixties
Evening ensembleMainbocher01/01/1965eveningSixties