Hattie Carnegie

[4] When she was a young girl, her family immigrated to the United States, settling in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

[4] When spending decreased during the Great Depression, Carnegie created a less expensive line called Spectator Sports.

Of this time in her life, Ball said, "Hattie taught me how to slouch properly in a $1,000 hand-sewn sequin dress and how to wear a $40,000 sable coat as casually as rabbit.

"[7] Later, Ball moved back to New York City in 1932 to resume her pursuit of a career as an actress and supported herself by again working for Carnegie[8] and as the Chesterfield cigarette girl.

Her company discovered some of the most prominent American fashion designers of the twentieth century, such as Norman Norell,[1][5] Pauline Trigère,[5] Jean Louis, James Galanos,[5] and Clare McCardell.

[10] In response to the austerity measures of World War II, Carnegie designed a dress for home sewers that was published in the April 12, 1943, issue of Life magazine.

On June 1, 1952, Carnegie received the Congressional Medal of Freedom for the WAC uniform design and for her many other charitable and patriotic contributions.