![]() ![]() 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.” She began to cram a stockpile of information that would serve her well in the coming years. Connie and Joan Bennett were frequent customers and this was the time Lucy decided to bleach her hair the color of Joan's platinum blonde. Watching all the society women, Lucy analyzed their styles, how they walked, moved, and what they wore and how they talked. Lucy learned to look and move with elegance and grace. Overnight, she found herself in a world of rich society women, glamorous movie stars, and free-spending men-about-town. She became a model at Hattie Carnegie’s internationally famous dress shop on East Forty-Ninth Street. Soon Lucy moved into an atmosphere of gilded elegance. The Belmont racetrack on Long Island inspired her name. Back in New York City with a new determination, Lucille Ball landed her first modeling job in a small wholesale coat place on Seventh Avenue. ![]()
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