There Are Two Kinds Of Women...

Those who now have all the clothes they want, and those who have yet to discover how to have them."
Of course the smart gal has a Singer, "They sit at ease, press the control, and watch the stitches flow like magic."
Just talk to your Singer man!

Simple To Make and Easy To Wear - Girls Dresses from 1931

Maybe these would be easy for you to make...I'd have some trouble I think, especially the one with that "just pretends a bolero". But your sewing skills were expected to be pretty advanced in 1931. So you should have had no problem whipping these out!

What Stay At Home Moms wore in 1931

In 1931 the stay at home Mom had to be "Trimly Fitted for Your Busy Hours", with slips, dresses and some pretty nice aprons. While of course, the kids needed "Modish Wear for School or 'Best'". I imagine part of Moms duties was to sew up all that Modish Wear!

Fashion Notes from Paris - 1931

Fashion Notes from Paris for the stylish woman in 1931. It's good to know that "No drastic revisions in silhouette are necessary, so one may devote one's time to the many interesting details of a wardrobe..."
It's interesting just how important the Paris influence was. You needed to pay attention to color choices, fabric choices, and make sure everything matched.
Some of those important details included; a Square Pochette to cary with your Walking Suit, two neck-line collars for older women, but apparently a fur necktie could be worn by younger gals. In fact she could wear a fur cape and muff and a bowler hat if it was made in taffeta and jersey. And don't miss the "twin" front line jacket that has a collar and skirt added by zippers to make a "full length wrap".
Some of these would dress up a wardrobe today!

Supple Silhouettes and Dashing Modes - Dresses from 1931

This fall Woman's World magazine from 1931 points out that "A strong feeling for the woolen day dress is apparent."
"That perennial favorite, black, is the color rule for fall town wear, with brown, dark green, dark red and navy blue also receiving considerable attention."
Don't miss that these were patterns for you to sew, pretty advanced stuff. But the patterns were only 15¢,

Radio Stars Magazine -1931 -How Beauty and Romance Came to Nancy...and May and Jane!

We have the saga of Nancy, but both of these other two gals are having issues with Jack...who is two-timing them!

Radio Stars Magazine -1931 - Still...it's her Eyes...

Still...it's her Eyes that make her so completely...so irresistibly...so ravishingly fascinating.

"Lovely figure, beautifully gowned...poise and style...yet, withal, just another mannequin unless her eyes express the fascinating charm of her own unique personality.
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Radio Stars Magazine -1931 - Fashion Parade - Harriet Hilliard, Alice Faye

Fashion Parade Arranged by Helen Hover

Smart clothes make smart women and vice versa.
1. Just glance of Harriet Hilliard in this charming block velvet Sunday night gown. Note the simple clinging lines (to emphasize all its dramatic allure) and the little puff sleeves and high neckline. The picture hat is just the thing to bring out all the glamour in this outfit.
2. Her black ski suit is very boyish-from the double-breasted jacket to the bright yellow turtleneck roll on the sweater.
3. How those boyish styles do bring out all the femininity in the gal! Do you wonder at her nonchalance in these smart aquamarine velvet lounging pajamas?
4. Observe this black satin evening gown that Harriet is enhancing with that figure. Fits very snugly and is enlivened by silver fox epaulettes.
5. Alice Faye shows you why the Mandarin pajama suit is so popular. The jacket is vivid lacquer red. Black satin trousers add the final intriguing note.
6. The little red ski suit is adopted from the styles of the Tyrolian mountain climbers. Notice the smart white laces and flat collar.
7. Alice's black satin and net evening gown has that sleek poured-into look that outlines the natural contour of her figure to the knees, then strikingly flares out into graceful widths of net.
8. The black wool jacket of this natty sport suit has a swagger flare and is just finger-tip length. The sporty black and white checks of the skirt are repeated in the perky ascot.

Radio Stars Magazine -1931 - Mae West and the Radio Jinx

The article inside the magazine refers to the jinx...the idea is that other movie stars hadn't done well in Radio, but they expect that Mae would do fine so long as she passed the censors. She did work in radio, a few sketches in 1937, (Edgar Bergen's radio show), but there were issues with censors and she ended up being banned from Radio.
But Ms. West did OK without radio, she had a fabulous career.