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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 ensemble—UnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Suit—UnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
EnsemblePucci01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Evening ensemble—UnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dress—UnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Suit—01/01/1964daywearSixties—
Evening dress—01/01/1969eveningSixties—
Ensemble—01/01/1964daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Coat—01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Dress—01/01/1969daywearSixties—
Dress—01/01/1966daywearSixties—
Cocktail dress—01/01/1966eveningSixties—
Dress—01/01/1964daywearSixties—
Evening dress—01/01/1966eveningSixties—
Evening ensemble—01/01/1968eveningSixties—
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—