... became termed as the "teddy boy" or the more frequent reference of the "Ted's". This particular group, who sported extravagant quaffs in their hair, drape jackets, suede shoes and drainpipe trousers, were often criticised by the media and parents and viewed as a symbol of the decline in standards amongst the growing youth culture. The manner in which the teds wore their clothes and acted was seen as an act of defiance or bricolage against the existing values and norms that existed within society at that time. "In this way the Teddy boy's theft and transformation of the Edwardian style revived in the early 1950's by Saville Row for wealthy young men about town can be construed as an act of bricolage". (1) The rise of this subculture coincided with the rise in popularity of music figures such as Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly and in particular the gigantic rise of ...

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