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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
Evening ensembleGaultier01/01/2001evening2000sspring/summer
Evening ensembleBalmainUnavailableevening2000sfall/winter
Evening dressBalmain01/01/2001evening2000sspring/summer
Evening ensembleBalmainUnavailableevening2000sfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalmainUnavailableevening2000sfall/winter
Evening ensembleBalmain01/01/2001evening2000sspring/summer
DressMargiela01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
DressGucci01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
DressMcQueen01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
DressMcQueen01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
DressMugler01/01/2001daywear2000s
EnsembleAlaïa01/01/2006daywear2000s
EnsembleUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
Evening ensembleUnavailableevening2000sfall/winter
Ensemble01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
Dress01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
DressUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
DressUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
Evening dress01/01/2001evening2000sspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
EnsembleUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
Ensemble01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
Dress01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
Dress01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
Ensemble01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
Dress01/01/2001daywear2000sspring/summer
EnsembleUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
"Remote Control"Unavailabledaywear2000sspring/summer
Wedding dress01/01/2000evening2000sspring/summer
"I Love New York"01/01/2000daywear2000s
Evening dressDior01/01/2000evening2000sspring/summer
EnsembleSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
Evening ensembleSaint Laurent01/01/2000evening2000sspring/summer
DressSaint Laurent01/01/2000daywear2000sspring/summer
SuitChanel01/01/2000daywear2000sspring/summer
Evening ensembleGaultier01/01/2000evening2000sspring/summer
EnsembleBalmain01/01/2000daywear2000sspring/summer
DressMargielaUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
Evening ensembleLacroix01/01/2000evening2000sspring/summer
EnsemblePrada01/01/2000daywear2000sspring/summer
EnsembleFendiUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
CoatFendiUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
DressLagerfeld01/01/2003daywear2000s
EnsembleMargiela01/01/2005daywear2000s
EnsembleGucci01/01/2000daywear2000s
Dress01/01/2000daywear2000sspring/summer
EnsembleUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
EnsembleUnavailabledaywear2000sfall/winter
Evening dress01/01/2000evening2000sspring/summer