num_pages: 145
description: This work explores the history of costume in British film, from the 1920s to the 1990s. It shows how period costume romances, such as "Caravan", featured sensual designs which caused a scandal in postwar society, and it explains the cultural implications of this scandal.
language: English
title: Fashioning the Nation: Costume and Identity in British Cinema
titlecomplete: Fashioning the Nation: Costume and Identity in British Cinema
genres: Film
ratings_count: 6
publisher: British Film Institute