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Today marks the completion of Haensel Echo Issue No. 6 from 1929-30. From now on, all pages of the issue are online, instead of the previous seven pages.

In addition to the colored drawings of the then current men's fashion, the issue now also contains the previously missing instructions and advice on the accurate cutting and processing of Haensel's finished products made of horsehair for men's tailors in Germany and abroad.

Today artdeco-boulevard.de (previously zwischenkriegszeit.de) turns 10 years old. Since 2009, the site has been providing detailed insights into the fashion of the past. To mark its 10th anniversary, today the site publishes the exactly 100-year-old catalog of the New York department store Hamilton Garment Co. from the fall/winter of 1919-20. On display are day, afternoon and evening dresses, blouses, shoes, underwear, fur articles and costumes in a variety of price ranges for women.

The database contains 4,600 pages as of now.

A month ago, the July issue of the French magazine Le Miroir des Modes from 1917 was put online. Today, the publication of the August issue No. 2 of the same year 1917 follows.

On 18 of the total 44 pages, transitional models of women's dresses, coats, blouses and skirts for the coming fall season are presented, as well as children's clothing. The article on page 43 reports on women during the war (French: "Les femmes pendant la guerre").

The August issue of Modenschau No. 164 from 1926 brought the dressmaking woman the first transitional models for the rapidly approaching autumn. Among them were autumn coats, capes, autumn dresses, ensembles, costumes, blouses and dresses for girls.

The beginning of autumn was also the beginning of the ball season, therefore the first dance and ball gowns can be found in the magazine. The editorial reported on "Modern Portrait Photography." There are now 4,500 pages online in the database.

The French magazine Le Miroir des Modes from July 1917 presented a variety of summer dresses. The new line of the barrel skirt with hip accentuation and tight hem began to replace the war crinoline from the spring of 1917. In addition, work clothes and morning gowns for ladies, bathing costumes, dresses for teenage girls and children's clothes with matching patterns were offered.

In addition to the latest fashions, the editorial reported, among other things, on the population decrease due to the war and a technical school for women.