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Liz Claiborne

Fashion company founder

Died when: 78 years 87 days (938 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Liz Claiborne

Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an 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 is best known for co-founding Liz Claiborne Inc., which in 1986 became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500 list.

Claiborne was the first woman to become chair and CEO of a Fortune 500 company.


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