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The study aims to explore how Teddy Boy fashion functions as a performative element that shapes identity and societal responses.

April 17, 2026International Journal of Fashion Studies

Teddy Boys and the performativity of dangerous fashion: Zones of threat

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PLP. Solomon Lennox

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This article analyzes Teddy Boy fashion's performative impact on identity and social anxiety, suggesting new frameworks for understanding fashion's role in subcultures.

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The study aims to explore how Teddy Boy fashion functions as a performative element that shapes identity and societal responses.
Qualitative content analysis of 1950s newspaper representations
Examination of three interconnected zones of threat in Teddy Boy fashion
Integration of theatre and performance studies concepts into fashion scholarship
Identified three zones of threat: active, commercial, and dispersed
Demonstrated fashion's role in enacting social anxiety and moral panic
Showcased fashion as a performative force that challenges authenticity and social control

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P. Solomon Lennox (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e1ce605cdc762e9d857730 https://doi.org/10.1386/infs_00148_1

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This article analyzes Teddy Boy fashion's performative impact on identity and social anxiety, suggesting new frameworks for understanding fashion's role in subcultures.

Teddy Boys and the performativity of dangerous fashion: Zones of threat

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Teddy Boys and the performativity of dangerous fashion: Zones of threat

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