Use a lot of products.
If it’s short, then use moulding cream; when longer use lots of defining gel which has got seaweed extracts and which gives a malleable, thick feel to hair.
Cut your hair slightly shorter on top and longer on the sides, so you can grease it back.
Ask for a ’50s–style, Teddy Boy quiff but ask for it to be chopped into on top.
You need to be tall, lean, and angular with a defined jawline and good bone structure in your face.
It tends to work best with straight hair.
The tough Teddy Boy look works because of his face shape and the clothes he wore.
Angular and lean, he wore tight jeans and t-shirt. Equally, though, the look would have worked perfectly in a smart Nick Tentis suit.