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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
DressUnavailabledaywearSixties
Evening ensemble01/01/1962eveningSixties
Wedding dress01/01/1960eveningSixties
CoatUnavailabledaywearSixties
Ensemble01/01/1965daywearSixties
Dinner dress01/01/1960eveningSixties
Dress01/01/1960daywearSixties
Suit01/01/1960daywearSixties
Cocktail dress01/01/1960eveningSixties
Evening ensemble01/01/1960eveningSixties
Evening dress01/01/1962eveningSixties
Ensemble01/01/1962daywearSixties
"Mermaid"UnavailabledaywearSixties
"Mermaid"UnavailabledaywearSixties
CoatDior01/01/1959daywearSixtiesfall/winter
SuitDior01/01/1959daywearSixtiesspring/summer
DressDior01/01/1959daywearSixtiesspring/summer
"Aujourd'hui"Dior01/01/1959daywearSixtiesspring/summer
CoatDior01/01/1959daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Cocktail dressDior01/01/1959eveningSixtiesspring/summer
Evening coatBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
SuitBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
EnsembleBalenciaga01/01/1959daywearSixtiesspring/summer
DressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
DressBalenciagaUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
SuitChanel01/01/1959daywearSixtiesspring/summer
CoatPatouUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
SuitDior01/01/1959daywearSixties
CoatBalenciaga01/01/1959daywearSixties
Evening ensembleBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixties
Evening ensembleBalenciaga01/01/1964eveningSixties
Evening dressBalenciaga01/01/1959eveningSixties
SuitBalenciaga01/01/1964daywearSixties
SuitChanel01/01/1964daywearSixties
CoatChanel01/01/1964daywearSixties
SuitMainbocher01/01/1964daywearSixties
Cocktail dressGivenchy01/01/1961eveningSixties
Dinner dressGivenchy01/01/1961eveningSixties
Cocktail dressGivenchy01/01/1961eveningSixties
Evening ensemble01/01/1961eveningSixties
"Aurora Borealis"UnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Dress01/01/1959daywearSixtiesspring/summer
Evening dressUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
Evening coat01/01/1964eveningSixties
Ensemble01/01/1964daywearSixties
Evening dressUnavailableeveningSixties
Dress01/01/1959daywearSixties
Evening dress01/01/1959eveningSixties
"Great"01/01/1961daywearSixties