 They split in 1941after a disagreement about the gowns he had designed for Gertrude Lawrence, the star of the Broadway musical, "Lady in the Dark".When Norell left Carnegie's fashion house in 1941, he was not yet in the financial position to open his own fashion-design business, but he had earned a strong reputation for his designs within the industry.Anthony Traina, a wholesale clothing manufacturer, offered Norell a partnership.