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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.

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.