For your information (and your delight, I hope!) The University of Melbourne has put its Foy & Gibson collection online in pdf format. Foy & Gibson was an Australian department store with branches in most of the major cities. The University has extensive collections of its mail order catalogues from 1902 to 1935.
There's a lot in the archive to browse - not just pictures of the fashions, but accessories, trimmings, underwear, furnishings, toys and menswear. It's a little treasure trove of the material culture of a bygone era - and a lot of nostalgic fun!
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