Subfolder Index · pages/
Each page in this subfolder pairs the complete high-resolution magazine cover scan and detail specimen crops with a comprehensive historical, bibliographic, economic, and fashion-design commentary written for both general readers and academic specialists.
Stage I · Lahr (Baden)
Seasonal pattern catalog for 20 models (DM 1.—), illustrating early “New Look” skirts, women’s winter leisure trousers, and men’s plaid shirts immediately after the 1948 Currency Reform.
Stage II · Lahr (Baden)
Monthly fashion magazine with color lakeside photography and 2 pattern sheets (1.20 DM), showcasing gingham/plaid blouses with pussy-cat bows and full skirts right before the Burda takeover.
GDR Mass Quarterly · Leipzig
Published by Verlag für die Frau, Leipzig (DM 1.25; avg. circulation 768,500 copies). Photographed in front of Leipzig’s Neues Rathaus with included pattern sheet.
Stage III · Lahr / Offenburg
Aenne Burda’s inaugural takeover issue of 1 October 1949 (DM 1.40 / 1.20 subscription), bridging Effi Moden and the launch of Burda Moden in January 1950.
Berlin Salon Tradition
Mid-1950s issue (DM 2.—) from the historic Berlin fashion house Gustav Lyon (founded 1842, re-licensed ca. 1947, merged into Verlag für die Frau in 1963).
GDR Quarterly · Leipzig
Sommer issue of the Leipzig quarterly (DM 1.25, with pattern sheet). Dated from the order number: two steps before Bestellnr. 586, Winter 1958.