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Cheese_Ed 
"The Provolone Ranger"
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 Posted - 10/19/2009 : 12:56:29
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| the design of www.fwiffer.com has been updated |
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duh 
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 10/20/2009 : 06:00:44
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| I voted as a show of disregard for style, because that's my style. |
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Larry 
"Larry's time / sat merrily"
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Posted - 10/20/2009 : 18:38:44
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Stylishly voted. |
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Koli
"Striving lackadaisically for perfection."
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 19:29:06
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
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Originally posted by duh Improper Username
Why were they called Teddy Boys? And did they dress smartly only while fancying leaning against walls or did they dress smartly while actually leaning against walls, and what did they do after dressed? Who determined whether they were dressed smartly enough to be worthy of leaning against said wall? (Yeah, I'm in a mood.)
I didn't live over here back then, but my late husband explained the phenomenon. Teddy was a diminutive of Edward because the general look of the clothes was Edwardian. Key components were the "drape jacket," drainpipe trousers, and pointy-toed winkle-picker shoes. Look left to confirm my feelings about 50s fashion.
Hair was influenced by Brando, Elvis, and the whole ducks-ass thing. Shades optional apparently. There also seems to have been a fashion split into Mods and Rockers, who "rumbled on the beach" - in Brighton and made news headlines. "Against the wall" apparently, was also a popular sexual position for teens who mostly still lived at home and had no privacy. Imagine that in the harsh British winter, never mind what great balance they must have had!
Nothing to add to that. You said it all, BB.
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 22:07:21
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Voted - late - sorry, just ran out of style. 
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Cheese_Ed
"The Provolone Ranger"
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 23:37:09
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It's time to get over this Out of Style fad ...
In third place, with 9 points (11223) ...
She's smarter than horned rim glasses ...
BaftaBabe  !!
In second place, with 10 points (21313) ...
He's cheesier than argyle socks ...
Cheese_Ed  !!
And in first place, with 11 points (231122) ...
He's cooler than an ascot ...
Koli  !!!
Congrats on bringing the Teddy look back for a week, Koli!
What else have you got in the back of your closet for us?
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Koli
"Striving lackadaisically for perfection."
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Posted - 10/22/2009 : 20:09:33
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I'm stunned, shocked and delighted. Thanks folks.
New vague vogue on its way. |
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Avatar Contest #284 - Out of Style
