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British Teddy Boys, 1953These young men are dressed in the “Teddy boy” style with velvet collars, narrow ties, and peg trousers that combine British Edwardian and American fashions. Like other subcultures in the 1950s, the Teds used their appearance to express their youthful rebelliousness. Teddy boys quickly earned a reputation for street fighting, low-level criminal activity, and attacks on Britain’s growing West Indian community. (Popperfoto/Getty Images)