Liz Claiborne | |
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![]() Claiborne in 1982 | |
Born | Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne March 31, 1929[citation needed] |
Died | June 26, 2007 New York City, U.S. | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Education | Fine Arts School and Painters Studio, Belgium (1947) Nice Academy (1948) |
Label | Liz Claiborne |
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Relatives | Jennifer Farber (niece) |
Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was a Belgian-born American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that could be mixed and matched. Claiborne co-founded Liz Claiborne Inc., which in 1986 became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500 list.[1] Claiborne was the first woman to become chair and CEO of a Fortune 500 company.[2]