Teddy Boy foi uma subcultura britânica das décadas de 1950 e 1970. Era tipificada por homens jovens usando roupas inspiradas nos estilos da era eduardiana , que estilistas de Savile Row haviam tentado re-introduzir após Segunda Guerra Mundial . A subcultura iniciou-se em Londres na década de 1950 e espalhou-se rapidamente pelo Reino Unido, tendo ficado associada ao rock and roll e ao rockabilly tocado por músicos norte-americanos.
Teddy Boy (also known as Ted) is a British subculture typified by young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired by the styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period, styles which Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce in Britain after World War II.[2] The subculture started in London in the 1950s, and rapidly spread across the UK, soon becoming strongly associated with American rock and roll. Originally known as Cosh Boys, the name Teddy Boy was coined when a 1953 Daily Express newspaper headline shortened Edwardian to Teddy.
