▁she ▁had ▁an ▁eye ▁for ▁talent . ▁Her ▁company ▁discovered ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁American ▁fashion ▁design ers ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁such ▁as ▁Norman ▁Nor ell , ▁Paul ine ▁Tr ig ère , ▁, ▁Jean ▁Louis , ▁James ▁Gal anos , ▁and ▁Cla re ▁Mc Card ell . ▁For ▁nearly ▁a ▁de cade , ▁the ▁made - to - order ▁department ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Paul ine ▁Fair f ax ▁Pot ter . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁a uster ity ▁measures ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Car neg ie ▁designed ▁a ▁dress ▁for ▁home ▁se wers ▁that ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁issue ▁of ▁Life ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Made ▁to ▁order ▁by ▁Car neg ie , ▁the ▁dress ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁cost ▁$ 1 7 5 , ▁but ▁Life ▁readers ▁could ▁make ▁their ▁own ▁for ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁$ 5 . ▁ ▁Car neg ie ' s ▁special ty ▁was ▁" the ▁little ▁Car neg ie ▁suit ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁apply ▁her ▁design ▁sense ▁to ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Army ▁Corps ▁( W AC ) ▁uniform . ▁This ▁was ▁adopted ▁for ▁wear ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Car neg ie ▁received ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Medal ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁for ▁the ▁W AC ▁uniform ▁design ▁and ▁for ▁her ▁many