Not everyone is in to the gliz and glam of Art Laneau’s style. According to this picture, most pith helmets went undecorated.
![This image from Model Airplane News December 1960 shows the popularity of plain white pith helmets worn at Nats.](https://amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/07/Harps_FFImpressions_MAN_Dec1960_pg16-300x197.jpg)
Undecorated, maybe, but clean not so much.
![This plain white pith helmet is dirty and smeared with greasy fingerprints.](https://amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/07/NMAM-2010-01-09-300x200.jpg)
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