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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.

When the Charles William Stores Spring/Summer 1919 catalog was mailed from the end of January, the First World War had only been over for a few weeks. In the frenzy of victory, ladies' coats in the color "Liberty Blue" (p. 70 a. 71) and decorative ribbons in the colors of the Allies were offered – as were mourning ribbons for soldiers killed in action (p. 120).

Instead of the previous 79 pages, 250 of the 832-page catalog with fashion, furniture and other articles are now online. This brings the number of pages in the artdeco-boulevard.de database to over 4,400.

The summer fashions of 1933 featured a high, tight waistline, a skirt hemline that was more than calf-length, and a broadened shoulder line, which was achieved by protruding flounces and shoulder collars or puffed sleeves and emphasized by large bows.

More than 150 models for the height of summer were presented in Modenschau Issue No. 246 for June 1933. Instead of the previous only 13 pages, the issue is now completely online. There are now 4,200 pages in the database.

The issue of Modenschau No. 161 for May 1926 presented the latest summer models for the warm days. In addition to summer dresses, the issue also featured dirndl dresses for country stays, dresses for summer retreats, as well as ensembles and sports dresses.

Photographs showed the current bathing suits of the 1926 bathing season, and the editorial was devoted to "fine habitation" at the time of the housing shortage in the Weimar Republic – a topic that was as relevant then as it is today. Over 4,100 pages are now available in the database.