History Of the Teddy Boys!

Teddy boys were first developed in the early 1950’s in England. In the beginning they weren’t known as “Teddy Boys”, they were actually teenage gangs in the East End of London called “Cash Boys”. They were recognized wearing long jackets with a velvet collar and cuffs drain-pipe trousers (Pants) like Edward VII (1901-1910), bright ankle socks and slim Jim tie. They had long, greased hair that they always combed back. Cash boys were very frightening to the English society; fights against the police, robberies, and razor attacks. After World War II a new look broke out in England influenced by the American culture, these Cash Boys were now called “Teddy Boys”.