The Teds - Bearing it All for the World to See | Subculture Shock

The Teddy Boys, or Teds for short, were a British subculture that existed from the early 1950s to the 60s/70s depending on if you want to count a revival or two. Outside of a few later revivals decades later, these lads would cement themselves as a quintessential staple for the working-class of that decade; as well as influencing rock fashions for a few years down the line.
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As per usual, a lot of images and references came from a blog on the Teddy Boys, which we're going to link here as well as our sources - www.edwardianteddyboy.com/
Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1l...

[@duncanward1718]

You forgot that as well as having to endure post war austerity and then finding themselves in a boom the teenagers of the 50's had survived WWII and it's bombing. They weren't just rebellious kids, they were child veterans of a war with all the psychological cost that implies.

[@pauliesk.7102]

The big difference is that the Teds (and later the Mods) had a great sense of style. The Chavs didn't. Great film mate: really interesting.