The polarizing plate fabrication method includes the following: (1) preparing a transfer material including a temporary support and a transfer body including an optical anisotropic layer and an optical anisotropic layer; (2) peeling the temporary support and separating it from the transfer body; and (3) adhering the transfer body to a film including a polarizer, in which both the optical anisotropic layer and the optical anisotropic layer are layers formed of a polymerizable composition including a liquid crystal compound applied onto the temporary support, and the optical anisotropic layer and the optical anisotropic layer both have in-plane retardation, and a difference between slow axis directions in the optical anisotropic layer and the optical anisotropic layer is in a range of 3° to 90°. The fabrication method allows adhering of an optical anisotropic layer having a variety of optical compensation capabilities to a variety of polarizers in a minimum constitution.