There is hardly an item of dress that isn't being made of print this season. From separate jackets that you wear with anything to beach robes and bathing suits, everything is printed. Real tailored suits are made of printed silk. And when they are not, then their blouses are printed. It is usual for redingotes to be made up of plain coats and printed frocks, but you will also see them with printed coat and plain frocks. The printed shirt-frocks no longer confine themselves to tailored prints, but go in for flowery prints in a big way, and that's definitely news. Afternoon frocks are printed, of course, and evening gowns are gorgeous with all-over splashing gay colors. The prints are a riot of color. You'll find every color combination no matter how odd. In fact the odd ones are getting to be the usual ones.

But the article doesn't help much without some examples of prints from the 1930s. The McCall Style News from May, 1936 provides us with artistic renderings of fabric prints. I've enlarged a few examples.