Teddy means Edward - the fashion started as a recreation of the elegance of the Edwardian period but then diversified all over the place - and the sartorial combinations came (often shockingly) thick and fast.
Nothing new in fashion of course - just wait a few years for a trend to reappear (I still await the massive hair quiff and the drape jacket collar in velvet)
(my next chapter will cover mods and rockers........)
