Pictorial Review Fashion Book Summer 1936

There's no mistaking the decade these fashions were worn: broad shoulders, calf-length skirts fitting smoothly down to the knee then widening out into pleats, and details to add interest around the neckline in the forms of collars and bows.  Yes, it's the 1930s, and these are the designs Pictorial Review Patterns featured on the covers of its Summer 1936 catalogue.

Pictorial Review Fashion Book, summer 1936

On the front cover of the Pictorial Review Fashion Book: to the left, "a youthful suit", and to the right, a suit with a "Chinese" collar.  The coat on the left is in the popular boxy "swagger coat" style.

Pictorial Review Fashion Book, summer 1936

On the back of the same magazine: dresses for resort wear!  The one on the left features a laced waistline, a detail designers were going to run with at the end of the decade.   Crepe is recommended for making up both these garments.