 Artificial roses were mixed with natural roses to make up the scenery.The 1920s of the telenovela were characterized by straight-cut, waist-free costumes and flattened busts for women, and narrow, waist-length clothing with a tight-fitting trouser neck and a bowler hat for men.In the 1940s, the tone of Italian comedies of the early 1950s followed, with references, among others, to films by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini.