Teddy girls 1950s

Lookbook photos from Colenimo Glorious! That's how I'd describe this lookbook by London fashion label Colenimo . Inspired by the teddy ...

I first learned about "Teddy Girls" last year, and have been mildly obsessed ever since. Their male counterparts, "Teddy Boys," received much more coverage during their hey-day, so there's a good deal of information about the subculture. However, little is known about these young ladies/women. Photographer Ken Russell is the...

Writer and Teenage Blog reader Eve Dawoud saw our previous post on Teddy Girls and wanted to share with us selections of interviews she's conducted with some of the real people in the photos -- Mary Toovey, Elsie Hendon, Iris Thornton and Ted Burton -- for an ongoing research project. So here we have it, letting the words of the Teddy Girls take center stage for the third post in our London youth culture series in connection with our UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. Click here…

1950s Kansas City

Teddy Girls- the inspiration for Greaser girl style

Helllooooo!!! Long time no blog! I apologise for this, I've been super super busy and also managed to get myself sick, boo. To be honest, I haven't really been dressing up as much as usual so there hasn't really been a reason to take any photos. But today I decided to make an effort, for myself as well as so I would have something to post! * * * * * * * * I've been doing quite a bit of research lately on the Teddy Boy/Girl scene of the late 1940's/early 1950's. I think the look is super cool…

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It has finally arrived! Here are the pictures from the Teddy Girl shoot my sister and I did. We found a perfect place downtown in an industrial area that somewhat resembles the bombed-out and slum settings in which the Teddy Girls and Boys were often photographed. The Teddy Girl style was a really fun one to try out. It feels so modern and trendy in some ways, but it still has those vintage roots I love so much! I won't lie, I also felt kind of B.A. wearing it; I had a bit more swag walking…