Teddy boys on a corner, Southam Street
6 May 1956 (photograph)
Street-style photograph
Materials
Clothing materials unrecorded in this photograph
House / label
Clothing makers unrecorded; photograph by Roger Mayne
Collection
1950s
Archive reference
Victoria and Albert Museum · E.288:7-1994
Behind the design
Roger Mayne photographed Teddy boys on Southam Street on 6 May 1956, as stated in the V&A’s title. The image shows the tailored jackets, narrow trousers and styled hair associated with the look. This print belongs to a group assembled for an unpublished book. The catalogue names Mayne as the photograph’s maker; it does not identify the makers of the clothes.
