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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
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
CoatUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening ensembleUnavailableeveningSixties
Ensemble01/01/1966daywearSixties
DressUnavailabledaywearSixties
Evening coat01/01/1966eveningSixties
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Ensemble01/01/1971daywearSeventies
Dress01/01/1966daywearSixties
Dress01/01/1968daywearSixties
Cocktail dress01/01/1968eveningSixties
Evening dress01/01/1966eveningSixties
Ensemble01/01/1968daywearSixties
Ensemble01/01/1968daywearSixties
Evening dress01/01/1971eveningSeventies
Dress01/01/1968daywearSixties
Evening coat01/01/1968eveningSixties
Cocktail dress01/01/1968eveningSixties
DressSaint LaurentUnavailabledaywearSixtiesfall/winter
Evening dressBalenciagaUnavailableeveningSixtiesfall/winter
SuitUnavailabledaywearSixties
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