Punk vs Teddy Boys
パンク / テディボーイズ
Punk comes from Counterculture and Teddy Boys from Subculture Style. They are reached for with some of the same intent, which is where they get confused.
Punk
A DIY objection to the authority of the tidy, made by cutting, pasting and dirtying.
Teddy Boys
Working-class youths appropriated Edwardian upper-class dress. Postwar Britain's first youth subculture, it set the pattern for every youth culture that followed.
| Punk | Teddy Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1970s–1980s | 1950s– |
| Family | Counterculture | Subculture Style |
| Kind | Style | Style |
| Cues | Cut-and-paste letters / Photocopier noise / Handwriting / Ragged placement | Long drape jackets / Slim ties / Crepe-soled shoes / The quiff |
| Best used for | Voicing dissent against the rules · Giving events and communities a raw voice | Borrowing dress from a higher class and shifting what it means · Building a group look tied to music through agreed details |
| Type | Mix newsprint letters, handwriting and stamps | No lettering, the hair and the shoe declare the affiliation |
| Composition | Deliberate misalignment and overlap; disturb even the margins | Drop the jacket long and add contrast collar and cuffs to stress the vertical |
| Material | Copier paper, tears, black plus a warning color | Thick crepe soles, narrow woven ties, cloth that takes a drape |
| Caution | Borrowed rebellion is hollow. Decide what you are protesting first. | The more carefully the Edwardian detail is reproduced the more authentic it looks, and the joke about class quietly disappears. |