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Until the end of January 1920, the 1919-20 fall/winter mail order catalog of Philipsborn's of Chicago, Illinois, was valid. One hundred years ago, costumes with heavy black silk braid was in vogue. Wide barrel skirts with narrow hems echoed pre-war fashions. Extravagant women's hats with ostrich feathers or bird wings and winter coats in a wide dolman cut were the defining trends of Paris fashion in 1919.

With this update, you will now find more than 5,200 pages on artdeco-boulevard.de.

As a small update, the Hänsel-Echo issue no. 12 from the fall and winter of 1932-33 is now complete. The company magazine of the horsehair worsted yarn factory Hänsel & Co. A.-G. from Forst, Germany, is now online with all 16 pages (previously only seven).

The magazine contains interesting work instructions for men's tailors on the correct processing of the Hänsel products of the time, as well as cutting patterns. Photographs show yarn production, men's jackets, a tuxedo jacket, and a tailored men's and women's coat.

Welcome to the 2020s! Appropriately, a magazine from the 1920s is being published today. The January 1928 Modenschau issue No. 181 was the first issue with eight color pages of fashion and contained a total of 130 dress models – evening and robe de style dresses, costumes, ensembles, children's clothing, afternoon and tea dresses, and masquerade costumes for carnivals.

Articles in the magazine dealt with "Sports Pleasures in Winter", the "Art of Sociability" or the "School of Daughters".

"Alle Jahre wieder" ("Every year again") is the title of the lead article in the Christmas issue of Modenschau No. 240 for December 1932. This issue is also now complete (previously only 13 pages). In addition to winter coats with broadened shoulders and morning and day dresses, the issue also features evening gowns to kick off the ball season, as well as ski suits for winter sports.

With today's update, the database has surpassed the 5,000-page mark. Artdeco-boulevard.de wishes a Merry Christmas!

Before Christmas, it's worth taking a look at the consumer dreams of the past. The now complete mail-order catalog of Spiegel, May, Stern Co. from Chicago from fall and winter of 1929-30 shows fashion for the whole family as well as household textiles, furniture, household supplies, car accessories, etc. In 1905, Spiegel was the first mail-order company in the U.S. to offer all merchandise to private customers by installment purchase.

Over 4,900 pages can now be found on artdeco-boulevard.de.