March 21, 2011
"The British Teddy Boy subculture is typified by young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired by the styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period." - "It featured tapered trousers, long jackets and fancy waist coats." - "Teddy Boys made it acceptable for the first time in post-war Britain for young people to care intensely about what they looked like, and to dress for show, instead of having work or school clothes and Sunday-best." - Wikipedia

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The thing I find most amusing about this style was that teenagers started dressing this way to SHOCK their parents.

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Edwardian Men Style - the inspiration for Teddy Boy fashion

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Image Credits: 1.] & 2.] Teddy Boys in the 1950s in Manchester ZS Fashion Sourcebook, 3.] Edwardian Men photo via Flickr 4.] Teddy Boys Group Photo from Julianne FSH Sourcebook, 5.] Teddy Boy Stephanie Fashion Scoop

{ More information on TEDDY BOY STYLE }
- Edwardian Teddy Boy Association
- Teddy Boy - Wiki
- The Teddy Boys (UK)

6 comments:

  1. but the long jackets looked very unflattering... or is it just me?

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  2. ooh i just want one of the boys!

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  3. What a hoot they were! They seem so innocent considering they were actually rebelling!

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