dorothy shaver became a full-time employee at lord & taylor in 1924, eventually becoming its president in 1945. under her tenure, the lord & taylor building was expanded to include several specialty and clothing departments, and lord & taylor became the first store to include such divisions. the fourth floor was rehabilitated to accommodate an older women's clothing department, and reopened in march 1938. that september, the renovated third floor opened to the public with divisions for dresses, millinery, and suits and coats. the third floor used colored furniture to contrast with gray walls; several mirrors for customers to quickly preview garments; and narrow entrances that drew customers' attention to the rear sections of the department, rather than to the items near the entrances. according to "the new york times", these additions were "deliberately violating several cardinal principles of store layout". the redesign was planned by raymond loewy.