DunnRaw

Edwardian badass. Flawless. I’m gonna rock this style so hard.

timelightbox:

Long before Ken Russell —who passed away this year—was a film director, he was a photographer. In tribute, Time LightBox revisits his 1950’s photo series The Last of Teddy Girls. See more here.

“Some girls wore trousers, some had skirts and others would wear quite ordinary clothes, but with Teddy accessories.  Teddy fashions were inspired by the Edwardian period during the early years of the 20th century, so loosefitting, velvet-collared jackets and narrow trousers, with 1950s variations, were hip.  Blouses were often high-necked and elaborately embroidered, with turn-down collars garnished with cameo brooches.  Mannish waistcoats were favoured, as were lace-up sandals and coolie hats.  There were striped boater hats and a general preference for b&w as the basic colours and every Teddy Girl needed a thin, long-handled umbrella and a long, flat handbag.”

— Bob Aylott, “The Director’s Cut: Ken Russell”