1955 Teddy Girls

1955 Teddy Girls


Teddy girls were mostly working class teens as well, but considered less interesting by the media who were more concerned with sensationalizing a violent working class youth culture. While Teddy boys were known for hanging around on street corners, looking for trouble, a young working class woman's role at the time was still focused around the home.

After his photographs were published in a small magazine in 1955, Russell's photographs remained unseen for over half a century. He became a successful film director in the meantime. In 2005, his archive was rediscovered, and so were the Teddy Girls.

@1955, By freelance photographer Ken Russell

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