Liz Claiborne | |
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Lahir | Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne 31 Maret 1929 Brussel, Belgia |
Meninggal | 26 Juni 2007 New York City, New York, ASU | (umur 78)
Kebangsaan | Amerika |
Label | Liz Claiborne |
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Anne Elisabeth Jane "Liz" Claiborne (31 Maret 1929 – 26 Juni 2007) adalah perancang busana dan pengusaha Amerika Serikat kelahiran Belgia. Claiborne paling dikenal untuk mendirikan Liz Claiborne Inc. yang pada tahun 1986 menjadi perusahaan pertama yang didirikan oleh seorang wanita yang masuk daftar Fortune 500.[1] Claiborne adalah wanita pertama yang menjadi Ketua Dewan dan CEO dari Fortune 500.[2]
Liz Claiborne, 78, an American fashion designer who built a billion-dollar apparel enterprise by clothing career women in stylish but casual outfits at moderate prices, died June 26 at New York Presbyterian Hospital. She had cancer. With the backing of a handful of investors, she and her second husband, design executive Arthur Ortenberg, formed Liz Claiborne Inc. in 1976. An immediate hit, the business broke within a decade into Fortune magazine's list of the 500 largest companies in the United States. Her company was the first started by a woman to make the prestigious list.