Teddy girls in London, 1955
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Post WWII in England, Teddy Girls, sometimes called Judies, voiced their particular brand of personal rebellion by adopting a singularly androgynous look based loosely on Edwardian menswear. They had a smart, well crafted appearance that was quite at odds with the notion of rebellion. They were in fact, more intimidating because they staunchly refused to adhere to societal norms.
Along with their counterparts, the Teddy Boys, they appeared first in the working class areas of East and West London that had been hardest hit during the War. They rejected the austerity of the post war economy and essentially gave the finger to the ruling class by adopting and changing its styles.
Film director Ken Russell took these images of Teddy Girls in the Notting Hill District of London in the mid 50s. - Attire's Mind
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RIP Ted Burton
Leaning over the girder behind Jean Raynor in this famous Ken Russell picture
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You see back home everyone talks about “Quirridips” which means mad, feckless Quirinelle people, and I was rather expecting to see lots of outlandish crazy people and Teddy-girls and such. It wasn’t a bit like that. In terms of decorum, it was more like Trintitiana with brighter colours. In terms of aesthetics it was quite exotic and raher a mixture. Those wide flared skirts gave it and almost Arcadian look (not that I have been to Arcadia) and the slim pencil skirts had an East-Novari sort of austerity and severity about them. No Teddy-girls at all. No rock-and-roll blaring from the airport speakers. In fact they played rather soupy renditions of the latest Trentish songs, that sounded rather less “hot” than the Trentish versions. Sigh. My Wild Quirrie Adventure was looking less wild by the mome.
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Editress note: This is of interest because it mentions Teddy-girls! A short-lived Tellurian 1950's subculture that I had seen previously mentioned in the Aristasian archives and brushed away as being a bit too harsh of a style even for the roughest brunettes. I see someone was determined to get Aristasian Teddy-girls to stick!
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In Your Dreams (Last of the Teddy Girls) London 1955
Photo: Ken Russell
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Teddy Girls, London 1950’s photo by Ken Russell
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Saw y’all’s 60s fem arziphale and Crowley and needed to throw my 2 cents in. Plus design my next cosplay.
This is ment to be early 60s
So teddy girl Crowley
And aziraphale
Inspo
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Teddy Pendergrass Concert, 1979 ♡
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I fucking love women so much. thank you magnus protocol for giving me three new absolute weirdgirls at once.
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