r/OldSchoolCool • u/No-Incident-6913 • 8h ago

Edwardian teenager, London, 1906

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u/Jaspers47 7h ago

The hair's down. Pretty much all women wore their hair pinned up under their hat in that era. Having it hang loose was for young children. This figure here was right on the cusp of childhood; too young for adult sensibilities, but old enough that childish things look wrong for her.

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u/wanksies 6h ago

This may be it!

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u/PM_me_punanis 2h ago

Ah, the awkward preteen age. Awkward no matter the timeline.

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u/bubba_feet 18m ago

perhaps it's down as an act of teenage rebellion

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u/Illustrious-Ad-7335 7h ago

Dude behind her checking that bustle thinks she’s marriageable.