To dress extravagantly in war time is worse than bad form it is unpatriotic / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. – Antique Wall Art
![To dress extravagantly in war time is worse than bad form it is unpatriotic / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London., [London] : National War Savings Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ec/ec1ea7d1d753-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 vintage poster of To dress extravagantly in war time is worse than bad form it is unpatriotic / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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To dress extravagantly in war time is worse than bad form it is unpatriotic / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.
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Unlike most posters of the period, this one carries no image at all. Its message rests entirely on the words of its title: to dress extravagantly in wartime is "worse than bad form," it is unpatriotic. Issued under the National War Savings Committee, it belongs to Britain's campaign to persuade civilians to lend money to the government and to cut back on spending that did not serve the war effort. Posters like this one used moral pressure, linking personal fashion choices to national duty, and the series it belongs to, numbered as poster no. 7, shows how the campaign tried to reach ordinary households.
| Created / published | [London] : National War Savings Committee, [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. Poster no. 7. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. Clothing & dress--England--1910-1920. Extravagance--1910-1920. Patriotism--England--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 | 586_To_dress_extravagantly_1915 |
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