Teddy girls 1950s

This year is the 10th anniversary of Mean Girls, and while Tina Fey has squashed the rumors of a sequel, there are plenty of other inspirational girl gangs for you and your crew to take notes from. Watch and learn!

I wish I was a judy..

The Forgotten 1950s Girl Gang

boys are back in town

The exhibition will explore "the British way of life and character."

I just love love love this photo. so many great things going for it. Wish I had some info about these folks!

Teddy girls

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…

Colenimo lookbook '08/'09 AW collection

Bobby soxer is a 1940s sociological coinage describing the often very zealous fans of traditional pop music, in particular its creators like...

1950s teddy girl

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…

The Teds are showcased in this new photography exhibit.

British "Teddy Girls" (circa 1950s)

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…

One look that I’ve always admired, but never dived into is the Teddy Girl look of 1950s England. These bad girls combined looks from the time with that of the Edwardian period resulting in so…

1950s, booze and jeans