Bad form in dress / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. – Historic Reproduction
![Bad form in dress / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London., [London] : National Organising Committee for War Savings, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c9/c9cb55ba3e67-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures Bad form in dress / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Bad form in dress / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.
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Unlike many illustrated recruiting and propaganda posters of the period, this lithograph has no picture at all, only a printed appeal headed "Bad form in dress." Issued in London in 1915 as poster no. 4 by the National Organising Committee for War Savings, it asks women to cut back on extravagant clothing. The argument has two parts: money saved would help the war effort, and workers in the clothing trades could be released for other essential labor. It shows how the British home front was urged to economize during the First World War, with private spending treated as a national concern.
| Created / published | [London] : National Organising Committee for War Savings, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Text continues: The National Organising Committee for War Savings appeals against extravagance in women's dress. ... It is essential, not only that money should be saved, but that labour employed in the clothing trades should be set free. Published by the National Organising Committee for War Savings, 18 & 19, Abingdon Street, Westminster, S.W. Poster no. 4. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. Clothing & dress--England--1910-1920. Extravagance--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,018 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 585_Bad_form_in_dress_pri_1915 |
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